Summer of the Mariposas, Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Summer of the Mariposas, Guadalupe Garcia McCall
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Summer of the Mariposas

Author: Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Narrator: Kyla Garcia

Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/15/2020


Synopsis

Summer of the Mariposas is a magical Mexican American retelling of The Odyssey--and a celebration of sisterhood and maternal love.

When Odilia and her four sisters find a dead body in the swimming hole, they embark on a hero's journey to return the dead man to his family in Mexico. But returning home to Texas turns into an odyssey that would rival Homer's original tale.

With the supernatural aid of ghostly La Llorona via a magical earring, Odilia and her little sisters travel a road of tribulation to their long-lost grandmother's house. Along the way, they must outsmart a witch and her Evil Trinity: a wily warlock, a coven of vicious half-human barn owls, and a bloodthirsty livestock-hunting chupacabras. Can these fantastic trials prepare Odilia and her sisters for what happens when they face their final test, returning home to the real world, where goddesses and ghosts can no longer help them?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Guadalupe on July 23, 2012

I love my cinco hermanitas!......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on November 02, 2022

I had to teach this to my 8th graders. They didn’t like it. I didn’t like it.......more

Goodreads review by David on November 05, 2017

Top Shelf Review. Originally appeared in the July 25, 2012, edition of The Monitor. A Magical Mexican-American Odyssey Guadalupe García McCall is an up-and-coming Latina author whose first book, Under the Mesquite, won this year's Pura Belpré Prize and was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debu......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on December 19, 2018

Wow, what a ride. I absolutely tore through this. I loved the juxtaposition of the myths and legends. I picked this up randomly when I saw it on the table at this year's Texas Book Festival, and it did not disappoint. The beginning is a little tough to get through, because there are so many character......more