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Felice Y La Llorona
(Los Monstruos en Español #1)
Author
Publication Date
August 22, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction / 4th − 5th
Language
Spanish
Format
Chapter Book
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Description
Felice se ha enterado de que es hija de La Llorona, el monstruo de la leyenda más famosa de la frontera de México y Estados Unidos. En esta fascinante aventura, la jovencita de doce años buscará revertir la maldición que ha caído sobre el mágico pueblo de Tres Leches y liberar a su madre, atrapada entre dos mundos.
En el camino, conoce a los hijos de otros monstruos, como La Lechuza y el Diablo Danzante y juntos liberan a Tres Leches de maldiciones mágicas y metafóricas que han perseguido a la gente durante generaciones.
El eléctrico regreso de Diana López a la literatura juvenil llega con este libro --el primero de una serie-- rebosante en magia, aventura y folclore mexicano. Es perfecto para los fanáticos de Ghost Squad de Claribel Ortega y The Jumbies de Tracey Baptiste.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The twelve-year-old daughter of La Llorona vows to free her mother and reverse the curses that have plagued the magical town of Tres Leches in this delightfully sweet and spellbinding adventure by beloved author Diana López.
When Felice learns that she's the daughter of La Llorona, she catches a ride to the magical town of Tres Leches, where her mother is said to be haunting the river. Growing up with her uncle Clem in Corpus Christi, Felice knew that she had been rescued from drowning--it's where her intense fear of water comes from--but she had no idea her mother remained trapped between worlds, looking for her. Guided by the magical town's eccentric mayor, Felice vows to help her mother make peace with the events that turned her into the most famous monstruo of US-Mexico borderlore. Along the way, she meets the children of other monstruos, like La Lechuza and the Dancing Devil, and together they free Tres Leches from magical and metaphorical curses that have haunted its people for generations.
Diana López's electric return to middle grade--the first in a series--brims with magic, adventure, and Mexican folklore, perfect for fans of Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega and The Jumbies series by Tracey Baptiste.
Publication date
August 22, 2023
Genre
Fiction
Page Count
304
ISBN-13
9781644738047
Publisher
Vintage Espanol
Series
Los Monstruos en Español
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
JUV012070 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Caribbean & Latin American
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
JUV012070 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Caribbean & Latin American
Library of Congress categories
Spanish language materials
Magic
Ghost stories
Fantasy fiction
Blessing and cursing
Monsters
Mothers
Fear
Action and adventure fiction
Llorona (Legendary character)
Mexican-American Border Region
Magic
Ghost stories
Fantasy fiction
Blessing and cursing
Monsters
Mothers
Fear
Action and adventure fiction
Llorona (Legendary character)
Mexican-American Border Region
ALA/Booklist
A bewitching adventure.
Kirkus
A fresh, feminist take on Mexican folktales rooted in family, belonging, and acceptance.
Publishers Weekly
The surviving child of a grieving ghost sets off to uncover familial mysteries in this folkloric series starter from López (Sing with Me). Twelve-year-old Felice has always lived under the shadow of her mother and brothers' death by drowning. She was saved from the same fate by her uncle Clem, who has raised her in Corpus Christi, away from the river in Tres Leches, Tex., that "took my family and... almost took me." With the arrival of Uncle Clem's old friend Reynaldo, Tres Leches's mayor, Felice learns that her mother still haunts the river where she and her sons died, seeking her remaining child, Felice. Reynaldo campaigned on the promise of a revitalized river, and he's easily persuaded to take the girl back to Tres Leches, where she--alongside the children of other creatures from folklore--seeks to meet, and free, her mother's ghost. Between Felice's trauma-induced aquaphobia, the frightening reputation Felice's mother has as La Llorona, and the river running suddenly dry, reuniting mother and daughter proves difficult. Both a loving, magically tinged portrayal of border-town Texas and a literalization of folklore, López's moving portrayal of familial love and grief interweaves a tale of acceptance with a genuinely chilling ghost story. Characters read as of Mexican heritage. An author's note concludes. Ages 8-12. Agent: Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel, Full Circle Literary. (Apr.)
Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.
Diana López
Diana López is the author of the adult novella Sofia's Saints as well as of numerous middle grade novels, including Confetti Girl, Nothing Up My Sleeve, Lucky Luna, and Los Monstruos: Felice and the Wailing Woman, and the picture book Sing With Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla. She also wrote the novel adaptation for the Disney/Pixar film Coco. Diana retired after a twenty-eight-year career in education at both the middle grade and college levels, but she still enjoys meeting with students when she visits schools to chat about books and writing. She lives in her hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas. Many of her books are available in English and Spanish, and you can learn more at DianaLopezBooks.com.
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