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PRAISE FOR “I am really envious of you, reading this book for the first time.” --Rick Riordan, "Paola Santiago and the River of Tears is just plain marvelous. Paola is a brilliant, furious girl who often trusts her brain but trips over her heart. This book is a thrilling adventure from start to finish, with a bright core of emotional honesty anchoring it to reality." --Sarah Gailey, Hugo and Locus Award-winning author of "A clever, twisty, imaginative take on the ever-spooky folktale La Llorona. Filled with love and fear and courage. Readers will delight!" --J.C. Cervantes, "Mejia pulls no punches in showing us the monsters--whether fantastic or all too real--that children who live on the border between two cultures face every day." --Carlos Hernandez, award-winning author of " Has the perfect blend of action, heart, and honesty in showing a painful world that most readers will already recognize--and proving the perfect amount of hope that they will survive and thrive. Tehlor Kay Mejia''s writing is pure magic." --Karen Callender, Stonewall Book Award-winning author of "Paola Santiago is a whip-smart Latina who dares to explore the shadows between folklore and middle-school friendship." --Nina Moreno, author of ★ “This fast-paced journey into Latinx folklore, with its clever protagonist, is sure to keep readers turning pages into the night.” -- ★”A new hero’s fantastic and fantastical debut--her next appearance can’t come soon enough.” -- ★ “A warm, thrilling Mexican American adventure. An essential purchase.” -- ★ “Mejia draws upon her Latinx heritage to conjure creatures from folklore, such as chupacabras, La Llorona, and disembodied hands, arming Paola and her allies with fantastical weapons and layering in realistic plot points.” -- PRAISE FOR P “Fast-paced and action-packed, this is a must-read for fans of book one." -- PRAISE FOR “A brave adventure with meaningful depth.” --Kirkus Reviews <...
