Bibliograph

What the jaguar told her, Alexandra V. Méndez

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Label

What the jaguar told her, Alexandra V. Méndez

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

What the jaguar told her

Oclc number

1299298353

Responsibility statement

Alexandra V. Méndez

Summary

Jade is starting eighth grade in a new city--Atlanta. She just wants to go back to Chicago, where her friends are. Where her Abuela lives. There, Jade meets Itztli, an elderly storyteller who exists between dreams and reality. In the golden afternoons when Itztli appears, he steps out of the forest as a lithe, agile jaguar. But when he speaks to Jade, he is a wise old man who makes intricate works of art and tells her ancestral stories of Mexico. At first, Itztli's stories feel far removed from Jade's life. But as her Abuela suddenly falls ill, two towers come crashing down in New York City, and Jade becomes someone or something she doesn't yet understand, Itztli's stories take on new meaning. Jade must learn to have patience and strength to become who she was always meant to be, as the stirrings of an ancient power awaken within her

Target audience

juvenile

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