![]() ![]() The main characters are a lovable collection of cinco hermanitas, the Garza sisters, ages ten to fifteen. Several elements of this novel caught my attention, beginning with the fact that it’s patterned after The Odyssey, yet is steeped in Mexican culture and mythology, including Aztecan figures and language.Īlthough mythical beings show up on a regular basis, the plot is grounded in the everyday life of a middle-class Texas family. ![]() MY TWO CENTS: Summer of the Mariposas tells the story of a road trip full of apparitions and supernatural interventions. ![]() Summer of the Mariposas is not just a magical Mexican American retelling of The Odyssey, it is a celebration of sisterhood and maternal love. Can these fantastic trials help Odilia and her sisters prepare for what happens when they face their final test, returning home to the real world, where goddesses and ghosts can no longer help them? ![]() Along the way, they must outsmart a witch and her Evil Trinity: a wily warlock, a coven of vicious half-human barn owls, and a bloodthirsty livestock-hunting chupacabras. With the supernatural help of ghostly La Llorona via a magical earring, Odilia and her little sisters travel a road of tribulation to their long lost grandmother’s house. But returning to Texas turns into an odyssey that would rival Homer’s original tale. DESCRIPTION FROM THE PUBLISHER: When Odilia and her four sisters find a dead body in the swimming hole, they embark on a hero’s journey to return the dead man to his family in Mexico. ![]()
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