SAPL : Paola Santiago And The River Of Tears

San Antonio TX

19 May, 2022

5:46 PM

Description

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Leslie Elsasser 17 May 2022 Paola Santiago is tired of her mother's stories about monsters and ghosts -- she's into science and facts instead. In Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia, 12-year-old Paola ignores her mother's warnings to avoid the Gila River and spends the summer sneaking around and meeting up with her friends Emma and Dante at that very river, which has been a site where kids have disappeared. When Emma goes missing and Paola and Dante investigate, Paola realizes her mother's stories may be more real that she ever thought. This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.