Pilar Ramirez and the escape from Zafa

While doing research for her documentary about her cousin Natasha--who disappeared in the Dominican Republic fifty years ago during the Trujillato--twelve-year-old Pilar Violeta Ramirez is transported to Zafa, an island where Dominican myths and legends come to life and where her cousin is being hel...

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Main Author: Randall, Julian (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Randall, Julian, Pilar Ramirez ; 1.
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Summary:While doing research for her documentary about her cousin Natasha--who disappeared in the Dominican Republic fifty years ago during the Trujillato--twelve-year-old Pilar Violeta Ramirez is transported to Zafa, an island where Dominican myths and legends come to life and where her cousin is being held captive in a sinister magical prison, and Pilar must defeat the Dominican bogeyman if she hopes to free Natasha and return home to Chicago. Includes author's note.
Physical Description:285 pages : map ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN:9781250774101
1250774101
Author Notes:Julian Randall is a Living Queer Black poet from Chicago. His poetry and essays are published in the New York Times Magazine , POETRY, The Atlantic , and Vibe . He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize. Julian holds an MFA in Poetry from Ole Miss. His first book, Refuse , won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. He was also a contributor to the #1 New York Times- bestseller Black Boy Joy . Julian has previously worked as a youth mentor, teaching writing workshops to children on house arrest. Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa is his debut children's novel.