Cece is very aware of how her family and village despise brujos, since her aunt became one. Brujos are not known for their kindness, as controlling criaturas requires coldness and inflicting pain. However, no human has ever entered the Devil’s Alley and returned alive.Ī conflict within Cece rages as she must become a brujo to save her sister while retaining her kind heart. The criaturas have native names, and Cece gets help from Coyote, the Great Namer, by rescuing her sister Juana from a dark criatura called El Sombreron. Brujos are snubbed by other humans, because they started the war by keeping captured souls. The creature can be controlled if a human snatches the soul necklace hanging around its neck, but the person is supposed to return the soul to nature. Tierra Del Sol is on the frontlines of a war between humans and creatures called criaturas. Readers can learn about the people without having cultural facts thrown in their faces. The story is embedded in Mexican culture, as it utilizes Spanish vocabulary to share native folklore. This book is the winner of the 2021 Cybils Book Award in elementary and middle-grade speculative fiction.
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