Calejo Ryan - Charlie Hernandez & The League Of Shadows - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A perfect pick for kids who love Rick Riordan. Booklist (starred review) A winner for all kids but it will be especially loved by Latinx and Hispanic families. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The Lightning Thief meets the Story Thieves series in this middle grade fantasy inspired by Hispanic folklore legends and myths from the Iberian Peninsula and Central and South America. Charlie Hern ndez has always been proud of his Latin American heritage. He loves the culture the art and especially the myths. Thanks to his abuela's stories Charlie possesses an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the monsters and ghouls who have spent the last five hundred years haunting the imaginations of children all across the Iberian Peninsula as well as Central and South America. And even though his grandmother sometimes hinted that the tales might be more than mere myth Charlie's always been a pragmatist. Even barely out of diapers he knew the stories were just make - believe nothing more than intricately woven fables meant to keep little kids from misbehaving. But when Charlie begins to experience freaky bodily manifestations ones all too similar to those described by his grandma in his favorite legend he is suddenly swept up in a world where the mythical beings he's spent his entire life hearing about seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Hispanic folklore and into his life. And even stranger they seem to know more about him than he knows about himself. Soon Charlie finds himself in the middle of an ancient battle between La Liga a secret society of legendary mythological beings sworn to protect the Land of the Living and La Mano Peluda (a. k. a. the Hairy Hand) a cabal of evil spirits determined to rule mankind. With only the help of his lifelong crush Violet Rey and his grandmother's stories to guide him Charlie must navigate a world where monsters and brujas rule and things he couldn t possibly imagine go bump in the night. That is if he has any hope of discovering what's happening to him and saving his missing parents (oh and maybe even the world). No pressure muchacho.
Title: Charlie Hernandez & The League Of Shadows
Author(s): Calejo Ryan
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Barcode: 9781534426597
Pages: 352 Pages, F-C Matte Uv Cover W- Foil Stamp And Emboss On Front Cover
Publication Date: 10/22/2019
Series: Charlie Hernandez
Category: Historical Fiction (Children's / Teenage)