Alebrijes - Flight to a New Haven (Donna Barba Higuera)

Name: Alebrijes - Flight to a New Haven (Donna Barba Higuera)
Brand: Bonnier
SKU: 9781800785410-BNUKDTR-UK
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Edition: 平裝書 Paperback

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English • Age 10 - 12

平裝書 Paperback • 416 pages • 12.9 x 19.8 x 2.3 cm

Approx. weight: 0.31 kg

Publication date: 03 Oct,2023

Barcode: 9781800785410 • Bonnier

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By: Donna Barba Higuera

The incredible new novel from Newbery Medal winning author Donna Barba Higuera.

This is the story as it was told to me by Leandro the Mighty.

For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel - or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don't last long.

Thirteen-year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabel like them - the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley for generations.

When Gabi is caught stealing precious fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leandro takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined - far from a simple banishment, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own. But beyond the walls of Pocatel lie other alebrijes like Leandro who seek for a better world - as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth.

A thought-provoking and beautifully written novel, creating a whole new imaginative world that holds a mirror to our own.

Praise for The Last Storyteller: 'Truly a beautiful cuento' New York Times

About Author

Donna Barba Higuera grew up in a tiny desert town in central California surrounded by agricultural and oil fields. Her favorite childhood activities were calling the library's dial-a-story over and over again and sneaking into a restricted pioneers' cemetery to weave her own spooky tales using the crumbling headstones for inspiration. Donna's Middle Grade and Picture books reinvent history, folklore and her own life experience into compelling storylines.

Donna lives in Washington state with her family, three old dogs and one frog.