Book
2 of 2 Copies Available
- EASTWOOD: Teen Collection
- WASHINGTON SQUARE: Teen Collection
Our shadows have claws : 15 Latin American monster stories
Call Number
- FICTION OUR TEEN (EAS, WSQ)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin, 2022.
Physical Description
352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience
Grades 10-12. Algonquin.
Summary
"Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars featuring the monsters of Latine myths and legends"--
From zombies to cannibals to death incarnate, this cross-genre anthology draws on Latino mythology to offer something for every monster lover. Set across Latin America and its diaspora, the stories explore themes of oppression, grief, sisterhood, identity, first love, and empowerment. -- adapted from jacket
Contents
- The nightingale and the lark / ¿Dónde está duende? / Beware the empty subway car / Dimembered / Blood kin / La boca del lobo / Bloodstained hands like yours / The boy from hell / La patasola / The other side of the mountains / La madrina / Sugary deaths / Leave no tracks / The hour of the wolf