Written by Guadalupe García McCall
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Edition: Standard Edition
Print length: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 1643796992
ISBN-13: 978-1643796994
From Pura Belpré Award–winning author Guadalupe García McCall comes the first in the Seasons of Sisterhood trilogy: a reimagining of Sophocles’ Antigone set in the world of her bestselling Summer of the Mariposas.
As fifteen-year-old twins Delia and Velia plan the launch of their Magic-Twin Tour with their father’s Tejano band, a sudden supernatural attack on their father derails the family. Papá is delirious with a susto, a fright so awful that it allows a mysterious supernatural being to begin slowly sucking the life out of him.
As the twins hunt down his attacker, a wider world of borderland monsters opens up to them. Each twin has her own decision to make, with her own guide from the Aztec pantheon–Quetzalcoatl guiding Velia, and Xolotl advising Delia. Soon the girls must choose: Should they follow a divine mandate to become monster hunters for the goddess of death?
Can the sisters obey the will of the gods while saving their father’s life? Anything can happen within the magical realm of the borderlands.
El otoño de las luciérnagas
De la autora ganadora del premio Pura Belpré Guadalupe García McCall llega la primera entrega de la trilogía Las estaciones de la sororidad: una reinvención de Antígona de Sófocles ambientada en el mundo de su best seller El verano de las mariposas.
Mientras las gemelas Velia y Delia, de dieciséis años, planean el lanzamiento de su gira Gemelas-Magicas con la banda tejana de su padre, un repentino ataque sobrenatural contra su padre descarrila a la familia. Papá delira con un susto, un susto tan terrible que permite que un misterioso sobrenatural comience a succionarle lentamente la vida.
Mientras las gemelas persiguen al atacante de su padre, se les abre un mundo más amplio de monstruos fronterizos. Pronto las chicas deberán elegir: ¿deberían seguir un mandato divino para convertirse en cazadoras de monstruos para la diosa de la muerte? Cada gemela tiene que tomar su propia decisión, con su propio guía del panteón azteca: Quetzalcóatl guiando a Velia y Xólotl aconsejando a Delia.
¿Podrán las hermanas obedecer la voluntad de los dioses mientras salvan la vida de su padre? Cualquier cosa puede suceder dentro del reino mágico de las tierras fronterizas.
Review
"This story inspired by Sophocles' Antigone seamlessly blends coming-of-age themes with folklore. McCall respectfully integrates well-researched Nahuatl vocabulary and Aztec mythology as she explores sisterhood, cultural identity, and blended family dynamics.... A rich, mythic story about selfhood and soul-deep family ties." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Mesmerizing.... Via the girls' propulsive, distinctly rendered alternating POVs, McCall presents an Aztec-influenced world teeming with magical creatures and powerful deities." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Readers will relate to the twins' struggle to balance the head-and-heart decisions they make to find justice for their father and save Eagle Pass from a haunting, cruel landowner who wants to come back from the dead. This -Mexican American twist on Antigone draws on -compelling multideity legends to flesh out the first of three coming-of-age novels.... A must-purchase." -- School Library Journal, starred review
"The emphasis on familial ties and culture is impactful, and the incorporation of Mexican folklore, practices, and Aztec deities is a necessary addition in the world of YA fantasy. Recommended for fans of mythology and folklore, and those in need of a quest." -- Booklist
Guadalupe García McCall is the best-selling author of Summer of the Mariposas and won the Pura Belpré Award for her first novel, Under the Mesquite. She is a full-time author and abuelita and lives with her husband in South Texas. Find her online at ggmccall.com.
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