Lotería /
Karla Arenas Valenti ; illustrations by Dana Sanmar.
- First edition.
- 310 pages illustrations 22 cm
new kids book 2023 spring.
In Oaxaca City, Mexico, ancient friends Life and Death discuss free will while engaged in a game of chance, with eleven-year-old Clara as the protagonist of their theories and a pawn in their game, moving inevitably towards her ultimate fate. Includes author's notes and reader's guide.
Ages 8-12. Alfred A. Knopf. Grades 4-6. Alfred A. Knopf.
9780593176962
2020050961
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