AdventureYoung Adult
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears
2020·376 pages
A science-loving 12-year-old faces Mexican folklore and supernatural peril when her friend vanishes near a forbidden river.
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A science-loving 12-year-old faces Mexican folklore and supernatural peril when her friend vanishes near a forbidden river.
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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. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag into its murky depths.
Hating her mother’s humi...
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Sexual content
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Mild preteen crush and jealousy; no physical romantic content
Violence & gore
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Monster attacks and peril; blood mentioned; kidnapping; no gore
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Religious content
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Mother’s folk superstitions and green-candle spiritual rituals
Magic & witchcraft
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Central supernatural world of spirits, monsters, and living legend
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult practices depicted
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Recurring themes of racism, classism, colorism, and cultural identity
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Kidnapping; parentification; family hardship; peer drowning backstory
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