{"product_id":"the-last-cuentista-by-donna-barba-higuera","title":"The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the Newbery Medal―a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes ― truly a beautiful cuento.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHabía una vez . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHundreds 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePetra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eP R A I S E\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Clever and compelling … wonderfully subversive.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e―The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “This tale packs a wallop. Exquisite.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e―Kirkus Reviews (starred) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “Gripping, euphonious, and full of storytelling magic.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e―Publishers Weekly (starred) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “A strong, heroic character, fighting incredible odds to survive and protect others.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e―School Library Journal (starred)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Newbery Medal - Pura Belpré Award \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBEST OF THE YEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTIME - Wall Street Journal - Minneapolis Star Tribune’s - Boston Globe - BookPage - Publishers Weekly - School Library Journal - Kirkus - Bank Street - Chicago Public Library - New York Public Library \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Spine Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52752195682585,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/8399\/1833\/files\/TLC.jpg?v=1782838642","url":"https:\/\/thespinebookshop.com\/products\/the-last-cuentista-by-donna-barba-higuera","provider":"The Spine Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}