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Our shadows have claws : 15 Latin American monster stories / edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz ; illustrations by Ricardo López Ortiz.

Méndez, Yamile Saied, (author.). Ortiz, Amparo, (author.). Ortiz Lopez, Ricardo, (author.). Acevedo, Chantel, (author.). Torres Sanchez, Jenny, (author.). Villasante, Alexandra, (author.). Moulite, Maika, (author.). Moulite, Maritza, (author.). Cardinal, Ann Dávila, (author.). Tison, Ari, (author.). Pęa, M. Garc̕a, (author.). Martins, Gabriela, (author.). Marie, Racquel, (author.). Ortega, Claribel A., (author.). Rivera, Lilliam, (author.). Alvarez, Julia, (author.). Alameda, Courtney, (author.).

Summary:

"Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars featuring the monsters of Latine myths and legends"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781643754048
ISBN: 1643754041
Physical Description: 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin, 2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

the Nightingale and the lark / by Chantel Acevedo -- ¿Dónde Está duende? / by Jenny Torres Sanchez -- Beware the empty subway car / by Maike Moulite and Maritz Moulite -- Dimembered / by Ann Dávila Cardinal -- Blood kin / by Ari Tison -- La boca del lobo / M. Garc̕a Pęa -- Bloodstained hands like yours / by Gabriela Martins -- Boy from hell / by Amparo Ortiz -- La patasola / by Racquel Marie -- Other side of the mountains / by Claribel A. Ortega -- La madrina / by Yamile Saied Méndez -- Sugary deaths / by Lilliam Rivers -- Leave no tracks / by Julia Alvarez -- Hour of the wolf / Courtney Alameda.

Target Audience Note:

Ages 14 and up. Algonquin.

Grades 10-12. Algonquin.