Summer of the Mariposas
by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Taste attributes: teenadventurefantasymyth/fairytalefastfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, fast book, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
3 ratings
About This Book
In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.
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- Author
- Guadalupe Garcia McCall
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 352
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- Open Library
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