The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía

"To save their father's life, a brother and sister must journey across a land full of magical beings from Colombian folklore and find the most powerful and dangerous of them all--the Madremonte"--

About the author

Alexandra Alessandri is the award-winning author of The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía; Grow Up, Luchy Zapata; Isabel and Her Colores Go to School; and Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela!. The daughter of Colombian immigrants, she is also a former associate professor of English, a writer for Curriculum Associates, and a poet. Alexandra lives in Florida with her husband and son.

Product details

• Authors: Alexandra Alessandri
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 01.02.2023
• Subject: Children's and young people's books
• EAN: 9781665917056
• ISBN: 978-1-6659-1705-6
• Pages: 224
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Illustrations: f-c jkt (fx: silver foil on matte film); digital
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 21 x 2.3 cm
• Weight (packing): 340 g
• Subjects: Fantasy, Adventure, Rick Riordan, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, Girl Power, Nature, Colombia, Artists, Fantasy world, Environment, rural, people of color, Children's Books / Ages 9-12 Fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Caribbean & Latin American, Forest, Own Voices, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Duende, legends, Mythology, Latino, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Earthquake, BIPOC, Andes, fathers, Monsters, Hispanic, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latinx, Encanto, Magical Creatures, Grandmothers, Danger, Environmental Awareness, strong female character, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Caribbean & Latin America, strong female protagonist, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General, Latine, Diverse voices, books like us, we need diverse books, brother-sister relationship, hispanic books, Latino books, Mother Nature, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, bruja, madremonte, the chronicles of narnia, latinx author, matriarch, Latina author, Latin Heritage, Books about Latinx Experience, latinx books, The Storm Runner, Celebrating Latinx Voices, Charlie Hernandez by Ryan Calejo, Latinx Heritage Month, latina books, Celebrating Latina Voices, middle grade book novel for 8 9 10 11 12 year olds for grades 3 4 5 6 7, Hispanic author, patasola, The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody, silbón, portal fantasies, colombian folklore, diablo ballena, mohán