They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita.īut Petra's world is ending. ★ "A strong, heroic character, fighting incredible odds to survive and protect others."- School Library Journal (starred)
★ "Gripping, euphonious, and full of storytelling magic."- Publishers Weekly (starred) wonderfully subversive."- The Wall Street Journal "Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes – truly a beautiful cuento."- New York Times School Library Journal's Best of the YearĬhicago Public Library's Best of the Bestįrom Pura Belpré Award winner and Newbery Medalist, Donna Barba Higuera-a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future.Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best of the Year Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future.
They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard – or purged them altogether. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet – and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best of the Year
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