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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears
By MEJIA, Tehlor Kay
- ISBN
- 9781368049177
- Publisher
- Disney-Hyperion Rick Riordan Presents
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School Library Journal
Starred Review on August 1, 2020 | Middle Grade
Gr 5–8—Twelve-year-old Paola "Pao" Santiago lives in Silver Springs, AZ, with her besties Dante and Emma. Her mother strongly believes in ancestor ghosts and regional legends like La Llorona, a weeping ghost who drowns her victims in the Gila River. Pao appreciates science and evidence, a position she must question when Emma disappears. Pao and Dante search for her in a magical hinterland, where their dream guide Ondina steers them past frightening chupacabras and ghost children ahogados. They reach a camp with immortal child warriors who def...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
