Hicotea: A Nightlights Story

by Lorena Alvarez Gomez

Book Overview

Raina Telegmeiger meets Miyazaki with a Latin American twist in this mesmerizing follow-up to the best-selling children's graphic novel Nightlights. Lorena Alvarez's spunky heroine Sandy returns to explore a magical new dimension.

Raina Telgemeier meets Miyazaki with a Latin American twist in this mesmerizing follow-up to the best-selling children's graphic novel Nightlights. Lorena Alvarez's spunky heroine Sandy returns to explore a magical new dimension. On a school field trip to the river, Sandy wanders away from her classmates and discovers an empty turtle shell. Peeking through the dark hole, she suddenly finds herself within a magical realm. Filled with sculptures, paintings and books, the turtle's shell is a museum of the natural world. But one painting is incomplete, and the turtle needs Sandy's help to finish it.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910620343
• ISBN13: 9781910620342
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Nobrow
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7