Lola / Karla Arenas Valenti ; illustrations by Islenia Mil.

Lola / Karla Arenas Valenti ; illustrations by Islenia Mil.

First edtion.

9780593177006 trade
0593177002 trade
9780593177013 library binding
0593177010 library binding
9780593177020 electronic book

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2024]

©2024

English

247 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

YA PZ7.1.V336 Ln 2024

813/.6 [Fic]

"Ten-year-old Lola has always been touched by magic. Her Mexico City home is built around a towering tree with enchanted blooms that change each season, a backyard sandbox that reveals the most unusual treasures, and mischievous chaneques that scuttle about unseen by all but her. Lola has always considered such magic an ordinary part of life, but now she must embrace the extraordinary as never before. Ever since The Thing That Happened, Lola's brother, Alex, has been sick. As his condition worsens, something is eating away at the tree, causing its bright leaves and colorful blossoms to crumble like ash. Lola is sure the two events are related, but how? Seeking a cure, she visits a grocery store oracle who tells her to follow the chaneques down one of their secret passages... into a hidden kingdom. Floresta is a land of myths and monsters and marvels untold. It also holds the key to healing Alex. But to save him, Lola must use all her wits and face her deepest fears. Only then can she uncover the astonishing truth at the heart of her own story." -- Book jacket.

"Pura Belpré Award"--sticker on front cover.
"This is a Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.

Ages 8-12. Alfred A. Knopf.
Ages 9-12. CLCD.
710L Lexile.

Pura Belpré Children's Author Award, 2025.
American Library Association Notable Children's Books, 2025

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