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Format:

Book

Title:

Our shadows have claws : 15 Latin American monster stories / edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz ; illustrations by Ricardo López Ortiz.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher, Date:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin, 2022.

Description:

352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary:

"Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars featuring the monsters of Latine myths and legends"-- Provided by publisher.

From zombies to cannibals to death incarnate, this cross-genre anthology draws on Latino mythology to offer something for every monster lover. Set across Latin America and its diaspora, the stories explore themes of oppression, grief, sisterhood, identity, first love, and empowerment. -- adapted from jacket

Target Audience Note:

Ages 14 and up. Algonquin.

Grades 10-12. Algonquin.

Subjects:

Monsters -- Latin America -- Fiction.

Animals, Mythical -- Latin America -- Fiction.

Children's stories, American.

Genre:

Monster fiction.

Short stories.

Mythological fiction.

Other Author:

Méndez, Yamile Saied, editor, author.

Ortiz, Amparo, editor, author.

Ortiz Lopez, Ricardo, illustrations.

Acevedo, Chantel, author.

Torres Sanchez, Jenny, author.

Villasante, Alexandra, author.

Moulite, Maika, author.

Moulite, Maritza, author.

Cardinal, Ann Dávila, author.

Tison, Ari, author.

García, Mia, author.

Marie, Racquel, author.

Ortega, Claribel A., author.

Rivera, Lilliam, author.

Alvarez, Julia, author.

Alameda, Courtney, author.

Other Title:

Latin American monster stories

Contents:

The nightingale and the lark / by Chantel Acevedo -- ¿Dónde está duende? / by Jenny Torres Sanchez -- Beware the empty subway car / by Maike Moulite and Maritz Moulite -- Dimembered / by Ann Dávila Cardinal -- Blood kin / by Ari Tison -- La boca del lobo / M. García Peña -- Bloodstained hands like yours / by Gabriela Martins -- The boy from hell / by Amparo Ortiz -- La patasola / by Racquel Marie -- The other side of the mountains / by Claribel A. Ortega -- La madrina / by Yamile Saied Méndez -- Sugary deaths / by Lilliam Rivers -- Leave no tracks / by Julia Alvarez -- The hour of the wolf / Courtney Alameda.

LCCN:

2022011320

ISBN:

9781643751832

1643751832

Other Number:

1308409197

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

990217

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

TEEN Our shad