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“In the hottest hour of the hottest day of the year, a fateful wind blows into Oaxaca City. It whistles down cobbled streets and rustles the jacaranda trees before slipping int the window of an eleven-year-old girl named Clara. Unbeknownst to her, Clara has been marked for la Lotería.
Life and Death deal the Lotería cards but once a year, and the stakes could not be higher. Every card reveals a new twist in Clara's fate—a scorpion, an arrow, a blood-red rose. If Life wins, Clara will live to a ripe old age. If Death prevails, she'll flicker out like a candle.
But Clara knows none of this. All she knows is that her young cousin Esteban has vanished, and she'll do whatever it takes to save him, traveling to the mythical Kingdom of Las Pozas, where every action has a price and every choice has consequences. And though it seems her fate is sealed, Clara just might have what it takes to shatter the games and choose a new path.
Author Karla Arenas Valenti weaves an adventure steeped in magic and mythology, exploring the notiong of free will in a world where fate holds all the cards.” – inside jacket description
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Lexile: 740
AGE GROUP: | Teens (12-18) | School Age (6-11) |
TAGS: | Discussion Groups |
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