Alebrijes: Cuentista Book II [Paperback]

The sequel to the New York Times bestsellingThe LastCuentistaseries from Newbery medalist Donna Barba Higuera! 

For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel  or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They dont last long. 

13 year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabel like them  the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley for generations. 

When Gabi is caught stealing precious fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leando takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined -- far from a simple banishent, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own. But beyond the walls of Pocatel lie other alebrijes like Leandro who seek for a better world -- as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth. 

From Newbery and Pura Belpr? medalist Donna Barba Higuera comes the second book in theCuentistaseries, featuring her signature blend of dystopian scifi and Mexican folklore in a funhouse mirror of our own civilization. 

W I N N E R

PURA BELPR? HONOR 

P R A I S E

Engrossing. The Guardian

 An instant classic.
School Library Journal(starred)

 Breathtaking& A ferociously epic and beautiful middle-grade dystopian novel. 
Shelf Awareness(starred)

 Combines humanity and technology with imaginative splendor. 
Foreword(starred)

 This heartfelt adventure signals hope for humanity, even in the aftermath of darkness.
Kirkus(starred)