The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
Title | The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto PDF eBook |
Author | Adrianna Cuevas |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Pages | 182 |
Release | 2023-04-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0374390428 |
A new middle grade contemporary fantasy from Adrianna Cuevas—author of the Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez—about a Cuban American boy who's sent to work on a ranch as punishment for a school prank gone wrong, where's he's confronted with a mystery as inexplicable as it is familiar and discovers that uncovering secrets will lead to learning hard truths about himself, told with Adrianna's signature self-deprecating humor. Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite fantasy role-playing game, than face his father’s increasing restrictions and his mother’s fading presence. But when Rafa and his friends decide to take the game out into the real world and steal their school cafeteria's slushie machine, his dad concocts a punishment Rafa never could’ve imagined—a month working on a ranch in New Mexico, far away from his friends, their game, and his mom’s quesitos in Miami. Life at Rancho Espanto isn’t as bad as Rafa initially expected, mostly due to Jennie, a new friend with similarly strong opinions about Cuban and Korean snacks, and Marcus, the veteran barn manager who's not as gruff as he appears. But when Rafa's work at the ranch is inexplicably sabotaged by a man (or a ghost) who may not be what he seems, Rafa and Jennie explore what's behind the strange events at Rancho Espanto—and discover that the greatest mystery may have been with Rafa all along.
Galaxy Jones and the Space Pirates
Title | Galaxy Jones and the Space Pirates PDF eBook |
Author | Briana McDonald |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2024-11-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1534498303 |
Galaxy Jones ventures across the universe with Prince Weston in order to save her family and friends from ruthless space pirates.
Creep It Under Wraps (Monster High School Spirits #2)
Title | Creep It Under Wraps (Monster High School Spirits #2) PDF eBook |
Author | Adrianna Cuevas |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2024-10-29 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN |
The ghouls are back in Creep It Under Wraps, the second spooktacular installment in the Monster High School Spirits series, featuring original middle-grade stories set in the world of Mattel’s hit Nickelodeon show and written by author Adrianna Cuevas There isn’t a style or pop culture trend in the monster world that Cleo De Nile isn’t on top of. But on a visit to the human world, Cleo discovers a tradition that completely escaped her: Monster Con, where humans gather to dress up as their favorite monsters. Convinced it’s what Monster High has been missing—and determined to prove to her family that she can be a leader—Cleo decides to put on the school’s first ever Human Con. She even finds the perfect accessory for the winner of Best Dressed: a dazzling crown from the catacombs. But when Cleo tries the crown on, strange things start to happen. As the Con draws nearer, Cleo’s behavior becomes increasingly bizarre. Thank the gods for goulfriends! Clawdeen, Draculaura, Frankie, and Cleo band together to solve the mystery of the crown’s origins so they can break the hold it has on Cleo . . . before she becomes a shadow of her mummy-rific self!