Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything

Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
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Hardback
h210 x 140mm - 432pg
11 Aug 2020 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781534448636
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Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets Roswell by way of Laurie Halse Anderson in this astonishing, genre-bending novel about a Mexican American teen who discovers profound connections between immigration, folklore, and alien life. It' s been three years since ICE raids and phone calls from Mexico and an ill-fated walk across the Sonoran. Three years since Sia Martinez' s mom disappeared. Sia wants to move on, but it' s hard in her tiny Arizona town where people refer to her mom' s deportation as "an unfortunate incident. " Sia knows that her mom must be dead, but every new moon Sia drives into the desert and lights San Anthony and la Guadalupe candles to guide her mom home. Then one night, under a million stars, Sia' s life and the world as we know it cracks wide open. Because a blue-lit spacecraft crashes in front of Sia' s car. . . and it' s carrying her mom, who' s very much alive. As Sia races to save her mom from armed-quite-possibly-alien soldiers, she uncovers secrets as profound as they are dangerous in this stunning and inventive exploration of first love, family, immigration, and our vast, limitless universe.
"Sia' s story is a startlingly beautiful blend of so many things: mythology, spirituality, and the stark realities of racism and deportation in the U. S. ; coming of age and first love; and all the best pop-culture sci-fi. And aliens! And a kick-ass girl full of heart! You' ll believe in these characters, and in the wonders around them. Go, Sia!" --Kristin Cashore, New York Times bestselling author of the Graceling Realm series and Jane, Unlimited
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Mexican American poet, novelist, and painter. She received an MFA in poetry from the University of Alaska, Anchorage in 2017. She' s most inspired by fog and seeds and the lineages of all things. When not writing, Raquel tells stories to her plants and they tell her stories back. She lives in Tennessee with her beloved family and mountains. Raquel has published two books of poetry. Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything is her first novel.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781534448636
Published: 11 Aug 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Simon Pulse
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Format: Hardback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 0mm
Pages: 432

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