{"product_id":"the-last-cuentista-newbery-medal-winner-paperback","title":"The Last Cuentista: Newbery Medal Winner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna Barba Higuera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the John Newbery Medal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the Pura Belpré Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Pura Belpré Award winner and Newbery Medalist, Donna Barba Higuera--a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Había una vez . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard - or purged them altogether. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of the Year \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' Best of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBank Street's Best of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Public Library's Best of the Best \u003cbr\u003e New York Public Library Best of the Year \u003cbr\u003e A Junior Library Guild Selection \u003cbr\u003e Cybils Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes - truly a beautiful cuento.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Clever and compelling ... wonderfully subversive.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"This tale packs a wallop. Exquisite.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"Gripping, euphonious, and full of storytelling magic.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"A strong, heroic character, fighting incredible odds to survive and protect others.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonna Barba Higuera\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Central California and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. She has spent her entire life blending folklore with her experiences into stories that fill her imagination. Now she weaves them to write picture books and novels. Donna's first book, \u003ci\u003eLupe Wong Won't Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, won a Sid Fleischman Award for Humor and a Pura Belpré Honor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Cuentista\u003c\/i\u003e, received the John Newbery Medal and the Pura Belpré Award. 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