{"product_id":"rick-riordan-presents-paola-santiago-and-the-river-of-tears-a-paola-santiago-novel-book-1-hardcover","title":"Rick Riordan Presents: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears-A Paola Santiago Novel Book 1 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTehlor Kay Mejia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents author Tehlor Kay Mejia and her thrilling fantasy adventure based on the Mexican legend of La Llorona (the Crying Woman).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This fast-paced journey into Latinx folklore, with its clever protagonist, is sure to keep readers turning pages into the night.\u003c\/b\u003e\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpace-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag into its murky depths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHating her mother's humiliating superstitions and knowing that she and her friends would never venture into the water, Pao organizes a meet-up to test out her new telescope near the Gila, since it's the best stargazing spot. But when Emma never arrives and Pao sees a shadowy figure in the reeds, it seems like maybe her mom was right. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePao has always relied on hard science to make sense of the world, but to find her friend she will have to enter the world of her nightmares, which includes unnatural mist, mind-bending monsters, and relentless spirits controlled by a terrifying force that defies both logic and legend. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEndorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTEHLOR KAY MEJIA\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eWe Set the Dark on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as its forthcoming sequel, \u003ci\u003eWe Unleash the Merciless Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMiss Meteor\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written with \u003ci\u003eNational Book Award\u003c\/i\u003e nominee Anna-Marie McLemore). Their debut novel received six starred reviews, and was chosen as an\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIndie's Next Pick and a Junior Library Guild selection, as well as being an Indiebound bestseller in the Pacific Northwest region. It has been featured in \u003ci\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eO\u003c\/i\u003e by \u003ci\u003eOprah Magazine's\u003c\/i\u003e, and named a best book of 2019 by \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Tehlor lives in Oregon with their daughter, two very small dogs, and several rescued houseplants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paola Santiago and the River of Tears\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769246843168,"sku":"9781368049177","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b5b5be547332cd8510501b40756f0a0d.webp?v=1780344260","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rick-riordan-presents-paola-santiago-and-the-river-of-tears-a-paola-santiago-novel-book-1-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}