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The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía

by Alexandra Alessandri
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"An exceptionally well-crafted story brimming with mythological creatures, captivating characters, and non-stop adventure." —Christina Diaz Gonzalez, bestselling author of Invisible

Encanto meets The Chronicles of Narnia by way of Colombian folklore in this "fast-paced...thrilling" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade fantasy adventure. To save their father's life, a brother and sister must journey across a land full of mythical creatures and find the most powerful and dangerous of them all: the madremonte.
Twelve-year-old Valentina wants to focus on drawing the real world around her and hopefully get into art school in Bogotá one day, but Papi has spent his life studying Colombia's legendary creatures and searching for proof of their existence. So when Papi hears that a patasola—a vampire woman with one leg—has been sighted in the Andes, Valentina and her younger brother Julián get dragged along on another magical creature hunt.

While they're in the Andes, a powerful earthquake hits. Valentina and Julián fall through the earth...and find an alternate Colombia where, to Valentina's shock, all the legends are real.

To get home, Valentina and Julián must make a treacherous journey to reach this land's ruler: the madremonte, mother and protector of the earth. She controls the only portal back to the human world—but she absolutely hates humans, and she'll do anything to defend her land.
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Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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  • Release date: February 21, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9781665917070
  • Release date: February 21, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9781665917070
  • File size: 2825 KB
  • Release date: February 21, 2023
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subjects

Fantasy Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Mythology

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.8
Lexile® Measure:670
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3

"An exceptionally well-crafted story brimming with mythological creatures, captivating characters, and non-stop adventure." —Christina Diaz Gonzalez, bestselling author of Invisible

Encanto meets The Chronicles of Narnia by way of Colombian folklore in this "fast-paced...thrilling" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade fantasy adventure. To save their father's life, a brother and sister must journey across a land full of mythical creatures and find the most powerful and dangerous of them all: the madremonte.
Twelve-year-old Valentina wants to focus on drawing the real world around her and hopefully get into art school in Bogotá one day, but Papi has spent his life studying Colombia's legendary creatures and searching for proof of their existence. So when Papi hears that a patasola—a vampire woman with one leg—has been sighted in the Andes, Valentina and her younger brother Julián get dragged along on another magical creature hunt.

While they're in the Andes, a powerful earthquake hits. Valentina and Julián fall through the earth...and find an alternate Colombia where, to Valentina's shock, all the legends are real.

To get home, Valentina and Julián must make a treacherous journey to reach this land's ruler: the madremonte, mother and protector of the earth. She controls the only portal back to the human world—but she absolutely hates humans, and she'll do anything to defend her land.
Expand title description text
Fantasy Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Mythology