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Paola Santiago and the river of tears / Tehlor Kay Mejia.
In Silver Springs, Arizona, her mother's stories of the monstrous La Llorona are thrilling but unbelievable to science-loving Paola until she and her best friends Dante and Emma take a walk through a cactus field near the Gila River.
Record details
- ISBN: 1368049176
- ISBN: 9781368049177
- Physical Description: 350 pages
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Los Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, 2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Rick Riordan presents." |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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| Subject: | Llorona (Legendary character) > Juvenile fiction. Mexican Americans > Juvenile fiction. Missing children > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Prejudices > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Ghost stories. Horror fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Mejia | 31681020138061 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Carefully avoiding a local river where a schoolmate drowned a year earlier, a space-loving 12-year-old and her best friends organize a night of telescope stargazing before spotting a being who superstitious locals believe to be a malevolent ghost. 150,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
In Silver Springs, Arizona, her mother's stories of the monstrous La Llorona are thrilling but unbelievable to science-loving Paola until she and her best friends Dante and Emma take a walk through a cactus field near the Gila River. - Grand Central Pub
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents author Tehlor Kay Mejia and her thrilling fantasy adventure based on the Mexican legend of La Llorona (the Crying Woman).
"This fast-paced journey into Latinx folklore, with its clever protagonist, is sure to keep readers turning pages into the night." - Booklist (starred review)
Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. Itâs all theyâve heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag into its murky depths.
Hating her motherâs humiliating superstitions and knowing that she and her friends would never venture into the water, Pao organizes a meet-up to test out her new telescope near the Gila, since itâs the best stargazing spot. But when Emma never arrives and Pao sees a shadowy figure in the reeds, it seems like maybe her mom was right. . . .
Pao has always relied on hard science to make sense of the world, but to find her friend she will have to enter the world of her nightmares, which includes unnatural mist, mind-bending monsters, and relentless spirits controlled by a terrifying force that defies both logic and legend.
Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians , soon to be a series on Disney+.
