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Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall reimagine a beloved Aztec tale of star-crossed lovers with one last chance to reunite.

Blanca Montes wants to make a difference in the world, to do more than her wealthy godfather and spoiled boyfriend think her capable of. So when Greg Chan shows up as a new student at her Nevada school, she is more than intrigued by this handsome, brilliant stranger.

But Greg and Blanca are drawn to each other by something stronger—their fates entwined centuries ago. In his first life, Greg was Captain Popoca, and Blanca is the reincarnation of Princess Iztac, who took her own life after believing her beloved Popoca was sent to his death in battle. Greg has spent a thousand years searching for his lost love, and now the fates have given them one more chance to reunite. Will their hearts finally beat as one?

This swoony contemporary fantasy is perfect for fans of These Violent Delights and This Poison Heart.

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ISBN-13:	9781547610044
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	06/11/2024
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	473,291
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

David Bowles is an award-winning Mexican American author and translator from Texas. His books include The Smoking Mirror; Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky; They Call Me Güero; They Call Her Fregona; The Prince & the Coyote; and Secret of the Moon Conch. He has been published in the New York Times, School Library Journal, Strange Horizons, English Journal, Rattle, Translation Review, and the Journal of Children's Literature. In 2017, he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters, and in 2020, he co-founded #DignidadLiteraria, a social justice movement advocating for greater Latinx representation in publishing.
www.davidbowles.us

Guadalupe García McCall is the award-winning author of Under the Mesquite, Summer of the Mariposas, Shame the Stars, All the Stars Denied, Echoes of Grace, and Secret of the Moon Conch. She has received a Pura Belpré Author Award, a Westchester Young Adult Fiction Award, and the Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award, and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award and the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, among many other accolades. She advocates for literacy and diverse books. She lives with her husband in Texas.
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03/11/2024
Gregorio “Greg” Chan Ihpotok, an Indigenous Nahua 18-year-old, awakens from a coma with no memory and the certainty that he is a different person than he was before his hospitalization. His supposed guardians assure him that this is normal, though they refuse to elaborate on what is going on around him, instead encouraging him to seek out “the girl who was lost.” Said girl, 17-year-old Blanca Montes, is unhappily dating a boy she’s growing apart from. When Greg transfers to her school, sparks ignite, and the two begin to remember their past lives as ill-fated lovers, Captain Popoca and Princess Iztac. Even as the two grow closer, Greg’s recollections return faster than Blanca’s, leaving the two off-kilter. The appearances of reincarnations from their past coupled with familiar high school drama prompts concerns that the pair might not net a happily ever after in this life either. Commentary surrounding challenges specific to Indigenous communities is integrated via stilted writing and occasionally awkward dialogue. Still, those seeking a Romeo and Juliet–style romance that draws from an iconic Indigenous love story will no doubt enjoy this immersive tale by collaborators Bowles and García McCall (Secret of the Moon Conch). Ages 13–up. Agents: (for Bowles) Taylor Martindale Kean and Stefanie Von Borstel, Full Circle Literary; (for García McCall) Andrea Cascardi, Transatlantic Literary. (June)

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An intriguing tale of love and repentance.” —Kirkus Reviews

“An excellent romantic fantasy woven with timeless themes. The authors juxtapose historical aspects of Aztec civilization with today's current events, calling attention to strains that migrants experience in modern-day detention centers. Young adults will thoroughly enjoy this riveting, long-distance love story.” —Booklist, starred review, on SECRET OF THE MOON CONCH

“By turns heartfelt and heart-pounding, this story will grip readers to the final pages.” —The Horn Book, on SECRET OF THE MOON CONCH

“The alternating perspectives brim with vitality, pulling the reader into each moment while intertwining ever more closely the shared threads of indigeneity, colonial oppression, and hope for a more peaceful future.” —BCCB, on SECRET OF THE MOON CONCH

“A gentle love story and action-packed sequences elevate this sobering read.” —Publishers Weekly, on SECRET OF THE MOON CONCH

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2024-04-05
Teen heirs realize they share a present-day zeal for social justice and a tragic past-life love story.
Seventeen-year-old Blanca Montes is passionate about Indigenous rights and potable water for communities in need. But neither her longtime boyfriend nor the godfather who’s raised her in Nevada and managed her estate since her parents’ deaths feel the same way. Increasingly disappointed by these entitled men, she’s drawn to rich, handsome Gregorio Chan, 18, a mysterious Mexican transfer student from a Swiss international school. Written in straightforward, page-turning prose, the novel follows Blanca’s and Greg’s sympathetic alternating perspectives as they discover secrets about their identities. Blanca was Lady Iztac, who, according to Aztec and Nahua tradition, killed herself after being deceived into thinking her love, the warrior Popoca, was dead. When Popoca found Iztac’s body, his reaction and ensuing bloodshed triggered a 1,000-year-old curse involving the lovers and people whose souls are intertwined with theirs. Greg—who’s Popoca—has just awoken with amnesia and the supernatural ability to wield heat. With the help of goddess guides, Greg must piece together lessons from flashbacks of all his failed attempts to find Iztac and also help Blanca to remember her past life and embrace her newfound power to control ice as the two try to identify and defeat the reincarnated power-hungry traitor in their midst. While some elements are initially confusing, the interesting premise will keep the pages turning until everything comes together at the end.
An intriguing tale of love and repentance. (Fantasy romance. 14-18)

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