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DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
JEF - Science Fiction (Young Adults)
MCL - John Newbery Medal
JEF - Science Fiction (Young Adults)
MCL - John Newbery Medal
Description
"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...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Winner of the John Newbery Medal
Winner of the Pura Belpré Award
A Junior Library Guild Selection Había una vez ... A girl named Petra Peña, 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...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Winner of the John Newbery Medal
Winner of the Pura Belpré Award
TIME's Best Books of the Year
Wall Street Journal's Best of the Year
Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best of the Year
Boston Globe's Best of the Year
BookPage's Best of the Year
Publishers Weekly's Best of the Year
School Library Journal's Best of the Year
Kirkus Reviews' Best of the...
Winner of the Pura Belpré Award
TIME's Best Books of the Year
Wall Street Journal's Best of the Year
Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best of the Year
Boston Globe's Best of the Year
BookPage's Best of the Year
Publishers Weekly's Best of the Year
School Library Journal's Best of the Year
Kirkus Reviews' Best of the...
Author
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Español
Description
Había una vez …
Una niña llamada Petra Peña que no quería otra cosa que ser cuentista, como su abuelita.
Pero el mundo de Petra está llegando a su fin. La Tierra ha sido destruida por un cometa, y solounos pocos científicos y sus hijos-entre ellos, Petra y su familia-han sido elegidos para viajar a un nuevo planeta.
Cientos de años después, Petra despierta en el nuevo planeta y descubre que es la única persona que recuerda a la Tierra....
5) Alebrijes
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Language
English
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Description
"For 400 years, the world 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...
6) Alebrijes
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
PURA BELPRÉ HONOR WINNER
BEST OF THE YEAR
New York Times · Kirkus · Booklist · Chicago Public Library
The follow-up to Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista
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...
BEST OF THE YEAR
New York Times · Kirkus · Booklist · Chicago Public Library
The follow-up to Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista
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...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
Español
Description
"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...
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