04756cam a2201093 4500 2607696632 TxAuBib 20251101120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781665917070 1665917075 B0B3Y7SB5H Amazon 916d51cb-2c41-4d6d-a272-dc57319f0071 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9064805 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Alessandri, Alexandra. The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía [Bridges eBook]. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2023. the accidental apprentice by amanda foody. charlie hernandez by ryan calejo. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. sal and gabi break the universe. books about latinx experience. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. brother-sister relationship. strong female protagonist. celebrating latina voices. celebrating latinx voices. The Chronicles of Narnia. environmental awareness. strong female character. hispanic heritage month. we need diverse books. latinx heritage month. colombian folklore. magical creatures. portal fantasies. the storm runner. People of Color. hispanic author. diverse voices. hispanic books. latin heritage. diablo ballena. Mother nature. fantasy world. latinx author. Latina author. books like us. grandmothers. rick riordan. latino books. latina books. latinx books. Environment. Earthquake. girl power. own voices. madremonte. Mythology. Adventure. matriarch. Hispanic. Colombia. monsters. patasola. Fathers. Artists. legends. fantasy. encanto. latine. Nature. forest. danger. latino. Duende. latinx. silbón. Andes. rural. bruja. BIPOC. Mohán. HTML:<b>"An exceptionally well-crafted story brimming with mythological creatures, captivating characters, and non-stop adventure." —Christina Diaz Gonzalez, bestselling author of <i>Invisible</i></b><br /> <br /> <b><i>Encanto</i> meets The Chronicles of Narnia by way of Colombian folklore in this "fast-paced...thrilling" (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review) middle grade fantasy adventure. To save their father's life, a brother and sister must journey across a land full of mythical creatures and find the most powerful and dangerous of them all: the madremonte.</b><br /> Twelve-year-old Valentina wants to focus on drawing the real world around her and hopefully get into art school in Bogotá one day, but Papi has spent his life studying Colombia's legendary creatures and searching for proof of their existence. So when Papi hears that a patasola—a vampire woman with one leg—has been sighted in the Andes, Valentina and her younger brother Julián get dragged along on another magical creature hunt.<br /> <br /> While they're in the Andes, a powerful earthquake hits. Valentina and Julián fall through the earth...and find an alternate Colombia where, to Valentina's shock, <i>all the legends are real.</i><br /> <br /> To get home, Valentina and Julián must make a treacherous journey to reach this land's ruler: the madremonte, mother and protector of the earth. She controls the only portal back to the human world—but she absolutely hates humans, and she'll do anything to defend her land. Juvenile Literature. Juvenile Fiction. Mythology. Fantasy. 3. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-10-30 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=916d51cb-2c41-4d6d-a272-dc57319f0071&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=916d51cb-2c41-4d6d-a272-dc57319f0071&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)