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Rick Riordan Presents: Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares-A Paola Santiago Novel Book 2 (Hardcover)

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About the Author


Tehlor Kay Mejia is an Oregon native in love with the alpine meadows and evergreen forests of their home state, where they live with their daughter. When Tehlor's not writing, you can find them plucking the guitar, stealing rosemary sprigs from overgrown gardens, or trying to make the perfect vegan tamale. Tehlor is the author of Paola Santiago and the River of Tears and the YA fantasy novels We Set the Dark on Fire and We Unleash the Merciless Storm. Tehlor's Instagram handle is @tehlorkay.

Praise For…


PRAISE FOR PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS

"Paola Santiago and the River of Tears is just plain marvelous. Paola is a brilliant, furious girl who often trusts her brain but trips over her heart. This book is a thrilling adventure from start to finish, with a bright core of emotional honesty anchoring it to reality."—Sarah Gailey, Hugo and Locus Award-winning author of River of Teeth

PRAISE FOR PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS

"A clever, twisty, imaginative take on the ever-spooky folktale La Llorona. Filled with love and fear and courage. Readers will delight!"—J.C. Cervantes, New York Times best-selling author of THE STORM RUNNER

PRAISE FOR PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS

"Mejia pulls no punches in showing us the monsters--whether fantastic or all too real--that children who live on the border between two cultures face every day. Even better, she gives readers the tremendous gift of a third way, one that shows us science and folklore aren't enemies, but rather allies, and that reason and myth are strongest when they work together."—Carlos Hernandez, award-winning author of Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

PRAISE FOR PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS

"Paola Santiago and the River of Tears has the perfect blend of action, heart, and honesty in showing a painful world that most readers will already recognize--and proving the perfect amount of hope that they will survive and thrive. Tehlor Kay Mejia's writing is pure magic."—Karen Callender, Stonewall Book Award-winning author of Hurricane Child

PRAISE FOR PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS

"Paola Santiago is a whip-smart Latina who dares to explore the shadows between folklore and middle-school friendship. A thrilling adventure full of culture, magic, monsters, and a mystical chancla, Mejia offers readers a fresh, modern take on La Llorona while creating a legend of the intrepid Paola."—Nina Moreno, author of DON'T DATE ROSA SANTOS

PRAISE FOR PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS

*"A warm, thrilling Mexican American adventure. An essential purchase."—School Library Journal (starred review)

Product Details
ISBN: 9781368049344
ISBN-10: 1368049346
Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents
Publication Date: August 3rd, 2021
Pages: 336
Language: English
Series: Paola Santiago