Alibrigis

This is the story as told to me by the great Leandro. For four hundred years, the Earth was a wasteland. The human survivors scrabbled their living in the harsh town of Pocatel or wandered alone into the wilderness, teeming with wandering spirits and dragons. But they didn't last long. Thirteen-year-old Leandro and his bag-stealing sister, Gaby, do their best to build a life in Pocatel. The town isn't as welcoming to Cascabel as they are, descendants of those who have worked in the San Joaquin Valley for generations. When Gaby is caught stealing precious fruit from Pocatel's elite, Leandro bears the blame. But his banishment proves more than he could have imagined—far from simple banishment, his consciousness has been placed inside an ancient machine left to fend for itself. But behind the walls of Pocatel are other alebrijes like Leandro who seek a better world—as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth. From Doña Barba Higuera, Newbery Medalist and Pura Belpré winner for The Last Cuentista, comes another novel to amaze us and create an entirely new fantasy world, one that holds a mirror up to our own.