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Charlie Hernandez volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Steeped in Hispanic folklore since childhood, middle schooler Charlie Hernández learns the stories are true when, shortly after his parents disappearance, he grows horns and feathers and finds himself at the heart of a battle to save the world.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Traveling back in time to 1950s Cuba to stop a mysterious incident that will eventually destroy the Land of the Living, Charlie, Violet and Raúl are pursued by an unspeakable evil as they scour the mountain rainforests of Havana for clues to untangle the past, present and future.
Author
Series
Charlie Hernandez volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 18
Description
"When Queen Joanna is kidnapped Charlie and Violet set out across South America to find her and discover a conspiracy to raise the dead"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Cuentos y leyendas que nos llevan de la mano por los caminos de la imaginación ancestral de los latinoamericanos. Algunos relatos darán miedo, otros harán reír y otros sorprenderán a todo el que los lea. Se sabrá por qué llora la Llorona, por qué algunos seres tienen los pies al revés, por qué el murciélago es tan feo y muchas curiosidades más. Y así, uno podrá entender por qué desde la noche de los tiempos los seres humanos se han...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"In this updated adaptation of a classic Latin American folktale, Blancaflor, a young ogre with magical powers, decides to secretly help a charming prince who has made a foolish bet with her father. Through saving the prince and the kingdom, she learns to be honest with herself and others about the things that make her special"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
A bilingual collection in English and Spanish of fairy tales from Latin America. The 15 entries include Mayan and Aztec versions of the creation of the world. Fifteen stories, full of momentos magicos and presented in equally vibrant English and Spanish, include tales of the supernatural, of animals and tricksters, of strong women, and myths. In stories from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Colombia, and the Mayan, Chol, and Aztec...