Charlie Hernández & the Castle of Bones (Charlie Hernández #2)

Written by Ryan Calejo
Published by Simon & Schuster (Aladdin)

Charlie Hernandez still likes to think of himself as a normal kid. But what’s normal about being a demon-slaying preteen with an encyclopedic knowledge of Latino mythology who can partially manifest nearly any animal trait found in nature? Well, not much. But, Charlie believes he can get used to this new “normal,” because being able to sprout wings or morph fins is pretty cool.

But there is a downside: it means having to constantly watch his back for La Mano Peluda’s sinister schemes. And when the leader of La Liga, the Witch Queen Jo herself, is suddenly kidnapped, Charlie’s sure they’re at it again.

Determined to save the queen and keep La Liga’s alliances intact, Charlie and his good friend Violet Rey embark on a perilous journey to track down her captors. As Charlie and Violet are drawn deeper into a world of monstruos and magia they are soon left with more questions than answers—like, why do they keep hearing rumors of dead men walking, and why is Charlie suddenly having visions of an ancient evil: a necromancer priest who’s been dead for more than five centuries?

Charlie’s abuela once told him that when dead men walk, the living run in fear. And Charlie’s about to learn the truth of that—the hard way.

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Primary ISBN: 9781534426610
Publication Date: November 2019
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 10 or older

Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American

Themes: Animals, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Format: Audiobook, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Multilingual: Portuguese Featured Words, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Setting: United States (Miami FL), Brazil, Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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