Below her lives Dante, one of her best friends. And then she gets thrown into this paranormal adventure and is completely out of her depth. Not exactly screaming roses and sunshine here. I can’t wait for the second book now, based on some secrets this book teases! . $16.99. Her mother has forbidden Pao from hanging out down at the Gila River, but Pao disregards her advice, as most of her mom’s warnings include folkloric elements, like the fabled La Llorona. But Paola’s experience was so sweet and so entirely pre-teen that I couldn’t help but love it. That’s one reason I’m so excited to share Tehlor Kay Mejia’s Paola Santiago and the River of Tears with you. Her mother has forbidden Pao from hanging out down at the Gila River, but Pao disregards her advice, as most of her mom’s warnings include folkloric elements, like the fabled La Llorona. Space-obsessed 12-year … Deliciously Easy To Make Shrimp Boil Soup. see all formats. Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. ( Log Out /  Author: Tehlor Kay Mejia . ... Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. A librarian reads the first chapter of middle grade and YA titles to encourage reading on her campus. They ain’t playing. Oof, it got me directly in the feels several times, and the last 25% especially were such an emotional roller coaster. Read "Paola Santiago and the River of Tears" by Tehlor Kay Mejia available from Rakuten Kobo. It's all they've heard since a … Hating her mother's humiliating superstitions and knowing that she and her friends would never venture into the water, Pao organizes a meet-up to test out her new telescope near the Gila, since it's the best stargazing spot. But Paola was careful to keep that observation to herself. Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Something you could call on, even if you couldn’t go back to it. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. In Silver Springs, Arizona, her mother's stories of the monstrous La Llorona are thrilling but unbelievable to science-loving Paola until she and her best friends Dante and Emma take a walk through a cactus field near the Gila River. Jen Cooking & Crafting November 15, 2019. . I’d also like to read more Middle Grade and I feel like the Rick Riordan imprint is doing so many good things for Middle Grade right now, so I’m really glad to see you enjoyed this one so much! Looking forward to this one even more now! Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents author Tehlor Kay Mejia and her thrilling fantasy adventure based on the Mexican legend of La Llorona (the Crying Woman). You know, like her mother’s superstitions and folklore, which annoy her to no end, because she thinks her mother is holding her back by falling into some Mexican stereotype. Learn Explore the Words Assign. To be fair, our hero, Paola Santiago, is a lot braver than I was at her age. It’s all they’ve heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. I’m not even sure I can impress upon you just how much I absolutely LOVED this aspect of the book. Pao, a self … Find books like Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (Paola Santiago #1) from the world’s largest community of readers. Hating her mother’s humiliating superstitions and knowing that she and her friends would never venture into the water, Pao organizes a meet-up to test out her new telescope near the Gila, since it’s the best stargazing spot. Paola Santiago looks forward to summer days filled with daydreaming and “ponder[ing] algae or other fuel experiments” with her best friends, Dante and Emma, down at the riverbanks. 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