{"product_id":"the-last-cuentista-newbery-medal-winner","title":"The Last Cuentista: Newbery Medal Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Newbery Medal--a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes -- truly a beautiful cuento.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHabía una vez... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children -- among them Petra and her family -- have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet -- and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard -- or purged them altogether.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePetra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP R A I S E\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Clever and compelling ... wonderfully subversive.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ \"This tale packs a wallop. Exquisite.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kirkus Reviews (starred) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ \"Gripping, euphonious, and full of storytelling magic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly (starred) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ \"A strong, heroic character, fighting incredible odds to survive and protect others.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--School Library Journal (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA W A R D S\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the John Newbery Medal \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Pura Belpré Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTIME - Wall Street Journal - Minneapolis Star Tribune's - Boston Globe - BookPage - Publishers Weekly - School Library Journal - Kirkus - Bank Street - Chicago Public Library - New York Public Library\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Levine Querido","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53688779702640,"sku":"9781646140893","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53688779735408,"sku":"9781646144129","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_26f79913-607e-4ccf-9fbe-30480d14787d.jpg?v=1778045228","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/the-last-cuentista-newbery-medal-winner","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}