{"product_id":"the-donkey-lady-fights-la-llorona-and-other-stories-la-senora-asno-se-enfrenta-a-la-llorona-y-otros-cuentos-9781558858169","title":"The Donkey Lady Fights La Llorona and Other Stories \/ La Senora Asno Se Enfrenta a la Llorona y Otros Cuentos","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Xavier Garza\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pinata Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pinata Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Horror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargarito is eleven years old now and he's way past believing in Grandpa Ventura's ghost stories, but he loves listening to them anyway. One evening on his way home from his grandfather's, Margarito finds himself alone in the gathering dusk, crossing a narrow bridge. Suddenly, a woman in white floats towards him and calls, \"Come to me, child ... come to me!\" He frantically hides in the shallow river, but soon sees a pair of yellow, glowing eyes swimming towards him. Before long, the Donkey Lady and La Llorona are circling each other, fighting to claim poor Margarito as their next victim! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Popular storyteller Xavier Garza returns with another collection of eerie tales full of creepy creatures from Latin American lore. There are \u003ci\u003eduendes\u003c\/i\u003e, bald, green-skinned brutes with sharp teeth; thunderbirds, giant pterodactyl-like things that discharge electricity from their wings during thunderstorms; and blood-sucking beasts that drain every single drop of blood from their victims' bodies! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Set in contemporary times, Garza's young protagonists deal with much more than just the supernatural: there are \u003ci\u003echupacabras\u003c\/i\u003e and drug dealers, witches and bullies, a jealous cousin and the devil. Accompanied by the author's dramatic black and white illustrations, the short, blood-curdling stories in this bilingual collection for ages 8 -2 are sure to bewitch a whole new generation of young people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinata Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45153224294551,"sku":"9781558858169","price":646.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781558858169.webp?v=1767661088","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-donkey-lady-fights-la-llorona-and-other-stories-la-senora-asno-se-enfrenta-a-la-llorona-y-otros-cuentos-9781558858169","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}