Alebrijes (The Last Cuentista #2)
Written by Donna Barba Higuera
Published by Levine Querido
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.
13 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, Leando takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined — far from a simple banishent, 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.
Look for the Spanish version, Alebrijes (La Última Cuentista #2).
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Primary ISBN: 9781646142637
Publication Date: October 2023
Available As: Hardcover
Middle Grade, Age 10 or older
Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Siblings, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Genre: Science Fiction, Loss of Childhood, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Natural Disaster/Climate Change, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States (California) - Post-Apocalyptic
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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