Loter? (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9780593176979)

The turn of a card could change your destiny in this captivating middle grade adventure based on the Loter? card game and perfect for fans of Coco. While searching for her missing cousin, a young girl is transported to a mythical kingdom, becoming entangled in a perilous game of chance.

"A magical, philosophical tale rooted in Mexican lore." --School Library Journal, starred review

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 into the window of an eleven-year-old girl named Clara. Unbeknownst to her, Clara has been marked for la Loter?.

Life and Death deal the Loter? 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 game and choose a new path.

Karla Arenas Valenti weaves an adventure steeped in magic and mythology--gorgeously illustrated by Dana Sanmar--exploring the notion of free will in a world where fate holds all the cards.

Author: Karla Arenas Valenti
ISBN-10: 0593176979
ISBN-13: 9780593176979
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/07/2021
Pages: 320
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515850 / Loteria


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2021 pg. 226
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2021 pg. 119
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style