Rick Riordan Presents: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears-A Paola Santiago Novel Book 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781368049177)

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents author Tehlor Kay Mejia and her thrilling fantasy adventure based on the Mexican legend of La Llorona (the Crying Woman).

"This fast-paced journey into Latinx folklore, with its clever protagonist, is sure to keep readers turning pages into the night." - Booklist (starred review)

Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag into its murky depths.

Hating her mother's humiliating superstitions and knowing that she and her friends would never venture into the water, Pao organizes a meet-up to test out her new telescope near the Gila, since it's the best stargazing spot. But when Emma never arrives and Pao sees a shadowy figure in the reeds, it seems like maybe her mom was right. . . .

Pao has always relied on hard science to make sense of the world, but to find her friend she will have to enter the world of her nightmares, which includes unnatural mist, mind-bending monsters, and relentless spirits controlled by a terrifying force that defies both logic and legend.

Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.

Author: Tehlor Kay Mejia
ISBN-10: 1368049176
ISBN-13: 9781368049177
Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2020
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509355 / Paola Santiago and the River of Tears


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 06/22/2020
School Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 74
Booklist 08/01/2020 pg. 71
Shelf Awareness 08/11/2020