Many Worlds, One Li-Bro-rian

Another Bluebonnet! Just ten more to go! Hernandez, J. (2017) The Dragon Slayer: Folktales From Latin America . New York, NY: Toon Graphics The Dragon Slayer is the retelling of three folktales from Latin America.  Specifically, the stories are: The Dragon Slayer, Martina Martinez and Perez the Mouse, and Tup And The Ants.  Each of these traditional stories is told in a comic format.  The art is well done, finding a balance between cartoony and realistic; which is just right for these sort of stories.  It's interesting to see the morals in the story and get a sense of the time when these stories were created.  Even though they are old stories, they are still relatable.  My 8 year old daughter very much enjoyed this book and so did I.

It' time for another Bluebonnet book!  This time it's Angela Cervantes' Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring ! Cervantes, A. (2018) Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring . New York, NY: Scholastic Inc. This book starts out with your typical tween, complaining about something amazing like getting an all expenses paid trip to another country for a month.  Then it takes a turn for the mysterious.  Paloma, our American tween, meets a set of twins.  They're pretty nice, but maybe hiding something.  Either way, they convince Paloma to join them in hunting for a missing piece of Frida Kahlo's artwork, a peacock ring.  Along the way, Paloma will learn about her deceased father's Mexican culture, appreciate art, and live through adventures straight out of her favorite mystery novels. I really liked this book.  Not only did it get me interested in Frida Kahlo's artwork enough that I did my own research into it, but it drew me into the my...

  Quintero, I. (2014) Gabi A Girl in Pieces . El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press Gabi’s senior year kicks off with some serious drama. It’s not completely hers though; it concerns her two best friends.   Cindy got pregnant on a drunken one-night stand, and Sebastian has just come out of the closet.   Neither sets of parents are particularly understanding.   Sebastian actually gets kicked out of his home.   Gabi does have some trouble closer to home.   Her dad is a serious meth addict.   He announces that he’s decided to go clean, and Gabi really thinks he can do it this time.   Her dad’s sister, Tia Bertha, comes to live with them to help him through this time.   Unfortunetly, it seems this new clean life style only lasts long enough to get Gabi’s mom pregnant.   Around this time, Gabi gets her first boyfriend and her first heart break.   She catches the jerk cheating on her at the mall.   She soon gets over it though becau...