The Last Storyteller: Winner of the Newbery Medal
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By Donna Barba Higuera
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Earth will soon be destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet.
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A brilliant book that evokes "The Giver", but with more plausible world building. My only complaint is they changed the title for the British reader from The Last Cuentista as the interlaced Spanish is an important part of this book.
A brilliant book that evokes "The Giver" (but with more plausible world building!) M
it was moving
An excellent and poignant read. Thoughtful dystopian fiction with a lovely Mexican/Latino flavour. Slightly too long as many children's books are.
A gorgeous book for middle grade readers (age 10-14) which celebrates the power of stories. Weaving together folklore and science fiction it is an intriguing read, in turns upsetting and full of hope. Petra escapes with her family from a doomed Earth. As she crosses the galaxy she gains knowledge, forms friendships and creates new stories of her own in the face of what often seem to be insurmountable odds. Kept the suspense going right to the last page.
