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Lucia the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherpowerHouse Books
ISBN-101576878279
ISBN-139781576878279
eBay Product ID (ePID)227727575
Product Key Features
Book TitleLucia the Luchadora
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPeople & Places / Mexico, Action & Adventure / General, General, Family / Multigenerational
Publication Year2017
IllustratorYes, Bermudez, Alyssa
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorCynthia Leonor Garza
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2016-954881
ReviewsAS SEEN IN: Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, and NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. LISTED IN: Kirkus' Best Books of 2017, Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best List 2017, and Amazon Editors' Holiday Gift Picks., "Garza shines in her children's debut. The text bursts with infectious energy and Luca's endearing personality. A madcap pace keeps the story moving along with humor, heart, and bravado in equal measures. Likewise, Bermudez's colorful, buoyant illustrations radiate pure joy. Nifty text placement, variations in type color, and use of sound effects add to this delightful package, making it a joy for readers to root for this plucky young girl. A KA-POW kind of wonderful." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Garza shines in her children's debut. The text bursts with infectious energy and Lucía's endearing personality.A madcap pace keeps the story moving along with humor, heart, and bravado in equal measures.Likewise, Bermudez's colorful, buoyant illustrations radiate pure joy. Nifty text placement, variations in type color, and use of sound effects add to this delightful package, making it a joy for readers to root for this plucky young girl.A KA-POW kind of wonderful., A shining debut outing for author and illustrator, this endearing and humorous title is sure to put a bit of KA-POW into storytimes! A must-have.
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromPreschool
Dewey Decimal[E]
Grade ToSecond Grade
SynopsisLuc a zips through the playground in her cape just like the boys, but when they tell her "girls can't be superheroes," suddenly she doesn't feel so mighty. That's when her beloved abuela reveals a dazzling secret: Luc a comes from a family of luchadoras, the bold and valiant women of the Mexican lucha libre tradition. Cloaked in a flashy new disguise, Luc a returns as a recess sensation But when she's confronted with a case of injustice, Luc a must decide if she can stay true to the ways of the luchadora and fight for what is right, even if it means breaking the sacred rule of never revealing the identity behind her mask. A story about courage and cultural legacy, Luc a the Luchadora is full of pluck, daring, and heart., One girl stands up to her sexist classmates and comes to school in the luchadora costume of her family tradition to show the boys who's who, Lucía zips through the playground in her cape just like the boys, but when theytell her "girls can't be superheroes," suddenly she doesn't feel so mighty. That'swhen her beloved abuela reveals a dazzling secret: Lucía comes from a family ofluchadoras, the bold and valiant women of the Mexican lucha libre tradition.Cloaked in a flashy new disguise, Lucía returns as a recess sensation! But whenshe's confronted with a case of injustice, Lucía must decide if she can stay true tothe ways of the luchadora and fight for what is right, even if it means breaking thesacred rule of never revealing the identity behind her mask. A story about courageand cultural legacy, Lucía the Luchadora is full of pluck, daring, and heart., Lucia zips through the playground in her cape just like the boys, but when they tell her 'girls can't be superheroes', suddenly she doesn't feel so mighty. That's when her beloved abuela reveals a dazzling secret: Lucia comes from a family of luchadoras, the bold and valiant women of the Mexican lucha libre tradition. But when she's confronted with a case of injustice, Lucia must decide if she can stay true to the ways of the luchadora and fight for what is right, even if it means breaking the sacred rule of never revealing the identity behind her mask.
LC Classification NumberPZ7.1.G378Lu 2017
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