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The Last Cuentista

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Donna Barba Higuera
Habia una vez . . . There lived a girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists an...
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"Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes — truly a beautiful cuento."
—The New York Times

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Habia una vez . . .

There lived a girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita.

But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race.

Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard - or purged them altogether.

Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?

Pura Belpre Honor-winning author Donna Barba Higuera presents us with a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human.

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 5.5 x 8.25
Age Range: Levine Querido
Publication Date: 10/12/2021
ISBN: 9781646140893
10/12/2021

"Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes — truly a beautiful cuento."
—The New York Times

"Clever and compelling … wonderfully subversive."
—The Wall Street Journal

★ "This tale packs a wallop. Exquisite."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ "Gripping, euphonious, and full of storytelling magic."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ "A strong, heroic character, fighting incredible odds to survive and protect others."
—School Library Journal, starred review

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