A multi-award winning and bestselling novel, blending science fiction and Mexican folklore to explore acceptance, resistance and the power of storytelling.
Donna Barba Higuera grew up in Central California and now
lives in the Pacific Northwest. She has spent her entire life
blending folklore with her experiences into stories that fill her
imagination. Now she weaves them to write picture books and novels.
Donna's first book, Lupe Wong Won't Dance, won a Sid Fleischman
Award for Humor and a Pura Belpré Honor.
Her second novel, The Last Cuentista, received the John Newbery
Medal and the Pura Belpré Award. It was named one of the Best Books
of the Year by the Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Wall
Street Journal and TIME.
Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes - truly
a beautiful cuento
*New York Times*
Clever and compelling . . . wonderfully subversive
*The Wall Street Journal*
This tale packs a wallop. Exquisite
*Kirkus Reviews*
The Last Storyteller is about the stories that create the universe,
the tales that weave us together across light-years and
generations, and courage that sings in the darkness. It's an
incredibly memorable story with a masterful twist. I absolutely
loved it!
*Sinéad O’Hart, author of The Eye of the North*
The Last Storyteller took risks as an MG sci-fi novel and I'm very
grateful it did. Some believe you must water certain themes down
for younger readers because they're unable to handle it, but, in
this case, I don't agree. At the heart of it, the book is about the
power of storytelling, human connection and family. What a
spectacular book!
*Rachel Faturoti, author of Sadé and Her Shadow Beasts*
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