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A fast-paced series starter steeped in Colombian mythology and full of adventure, perfect for fans of Percy Jackson. Filled with fantasy, action, adventure, and an unforgettable trio of friends.A Seventeen.com Most Anticipated Book of Summer!A Zibby Owens Summer Reading Pick on Good Morning America!On Emblem Island all are born knowing their fate. Their lifelines show the course of their life and an emblem dictates how they will spend it.Tor Luna was born with a leadership emblem, just like his...

The twelve-year-old daughter of La Llorona vows to free her mother and reverse the curses that have plagued the magical town of Tres Leches in this delightfully sweet and spellbinding adventure by beloved author Diana López. When Felice learns that she’s the daughter of La Llorona, she catches a ride to the magical town of Tres Leches, where her mother is said to be haunting the river. Growing up with her uncle Clem in Corpus Christi, Felice knew that she had been rescued from drowning—it’s whe...

Follow Skeletina as she helps an ordinary girl navigate her extraordinary dream! Skeletina's day starts just like any other in the mixed-up, upside-down, in-between world she calls home. That is, until she hears a strange sound coming from right inside her house. Join fun-loving and fearless Skeletina on another in-between adventure as she helps a frightened little girl conquer her fears and turn a scary dream into something much more fun!

Felice se ha enterado de que es hija de La Llorona, el monstruo de la leyenda más famosa de la frontera de México y Estados Unidos. En esta fascinante aventura, la jovencita de doce años buscará revertir la maldición que ha caído sobre el mágico pueblo de Tres Leches y liberar a su madre, atrapada entre dos mundos. En el camino, conoce a los hijos de otros monstruos, como La Lechuza y el Diablo Danzante y juntos liberan a Tres Leches de maldiciones mágicas y metafóricas que han perseguido a la...

"An enthralling, spooky, diverse collection." -- KIRKUS "An intriguing portal to folklore." -- SHELF AWARENESS "Readers will want to revisit this collection." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL “Do you hear them? Never go outside when you hear THAT sound.” Ghostly warriors, angry gods, and monstrous tyrants? That's just the start of this collection of folklore from the Pacific, retold in comics! The fourth volume of the “Cautionary Fables & Fairytales” graphic novel series is a thrilling, funny, and...

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the conclusion to Tehlor Kay Mejia's Paola Santiago trilogy with the biggest foe yet: the Bogeyman. After defeating two fearsome ghosts, Paola Santiago is determined to rescue her friend Dante, who has been imprisoned by some unknown force. Relying on her wits, training from the Ninos de la Luz, and the support of her best friend, Emma, Pao makes it into the void. Once there she must face down not just one but two enemies: El Cucuy, the bogeyman . . . a...

Legends are stories that explain the phenomena of nature. Many legends have their roots in indigenous cultures and have been transmitted from generation to generation, remaining in the minds of both indigenous and non-indigenous people even today. This book presents a representative selection of Latin American legends.

Libros con música, unidos o por separado... ¡Son una maravillosa excusa para reunirse en familia y disfrutar de momentos inolvidables! ¿Baila usted? Decían las voces antiguas cuando querían cortejar al ritmo de una buena danza, siendo la mirada, el efecto, el movimiento y el goce la perfecta combinación para encantar al otro. Así mismo, hoy queremos invitar a todos aquellos que quieran unirse a este juego colectivo, al son de viejas tradiciones que recorren el mundo entero, desde África y Europ...

Captured and kept inside a sack by a strange little man, a young girl is forced to sing until her mother hears her song and realizes that it is not the sack that is singing.

The Incas, the Mayas, and the Aztecs each created narratives of the origins of the world so that they might be transmitted as stories from parents to children across generations. Today, those legends live on and continue to dazzle children all over the world. Collected in this vibrantly-illustrated book are some of the most beautiful among those fantastic stories.