Last Storyteller - Winner of the Newbery Medal

Earth will soon be destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet.

About the author

Donna Barba Higuera grew up in Central California and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. She has spent her entire life blending folklore with her experiences into stories that fill her imagination. Now she weaves them to write picture books and novels. Donna's first book, Lupe Wong Won't Dance, won a Sid Fleischman Award for Humor and a Pura Belpré Honor.

Her second novel, The Last Cuentista, received the John Newbery Medal and the Pura Belpré Award. It was named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Wall Street Journal and TIME.

Summary

Earth will soon be destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet.

Foreword

A multi-award winning and bestselling novel, blending science fiction and Mexican folklore to explore acceptance, resistance and the power of storytelling.

Product details

• Authors: Donna Barba Higuera, Donna Matney Barba Higuera, Donna Matney
• Publisher: Templar Publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 14
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781800784208
• ISBN: 978-1-80078-420-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Dystopian, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION / Time Travel, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 10 years, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: siblings, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Time travel, Children’s / teenage fiction: dark fantasy, Children’s / teenage fiction: epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories