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Lola

Determined to save her brother from the Darkness that plagues their home, ten-year-old Lola follows mythical chaneques into a secret world where she seeks help from the queen.

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Main Author:	Valenti, Karla (Author)
Other Authors:	Mil, Islenia (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2024]
Edition:	First edtion.
Subjects:	Magic > Juvenile fiction. Siblings > Juvenile fiction. Psychic trauma > Juvenile fiction. Mythology, Mexican > Juvenile fiction. Mexican mythology > Juvenile fiction. Mexico City (Mexico) > Juvenile fiction. Mexico > Juvenile fiction. Magic realist fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Determined to save her brother from the Darkness that plagues their home, ten-year-old Lola follows mythical chaneques into a secret world where she seeks help from the queen.
Item Description:	"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. Includes readers guide (pages 244-245).
Physical Description:	247 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:	9780593177006 0593177002 9780593177013 0593177010
Author Notes:	Karla Arenas Valenti is an award-winning author who writes stories for and about kids, taking readers on journeys steeped in magical realism and philosophical questions. Her storytelling is heavily influenced by her Mexican heritage and layered with ideas and concepts she's picked up in her many travels around the world. She currently resides in the Chicagoland area with her husband and three kids, two cats, and hundreds of books. Karla received the Pura Belpre author award for her middle grade novel , Lola , and three starred reviews for her debut, Loteria . She has also written several picture books including Esperanza Caramelo: The Star of Nochebuena.