Paola Santiago and the River of Tears
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / Caribbean & Latin American
3.8
(93)
Tehlor Kay Mejia
Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've 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 mother's 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 it's 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.
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Author
Tehlor Kay Mejia
Pages
384
Publisher
Disney Electronic Content
Published Date
2020-08-04
ISBN
1368056180 9781368056182
Ratings
Google: 4
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"I've read this for the past 2 weeks and it has been the best book I've read this year. I love the storytelling and the characters. I love how reliable it is to anyone who is Hispanic, Mexican, or Latina. And to everyone who is not those I listed. It reminds me so much like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. I can't wait for the next book. I will give this book a 4 out of 5. #rickriordanpresents"
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