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The Donkey Lady Fights LA Llorona and Other Scary Stories

Author: Garza, Xavier

Follett Number: 0665VWX
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press, 2015
Format: 83, 83 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-816-9
ISBN-10: 1-55885-816-4
LCCN: 2015-028680
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction; Story Collection

Subjects:
Hispanic Americans Fiction
Horror Fiction
Short Stories
Spanish Language Materials Bilingual
Upside-Down Books
Text in English and Spanish.;Titles from separate title pages; works issued back-to-back and inverted.;Funded by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.;Donkey Lady fights La Llorona = Senora Asno se enfrenta aLa Llorona -- Holes = Hoyos -- Gift that is a curse = Don maldicion -- Egg = Huevo -- Grandpa Tito's book = Libro del Abuelo Tito -- Blood-sucking beast = Chupacabras -- Tunnels = Tuneles -- Devil is making him do it = Diablo me esta haciendo hacerlo -- -- Money tree = Arbol de dinero -- Devil in Mrs. Leal's Class = Diablo en la clase de la Senora Leal --tSelfie = Autorretrato -- Can I keep him? = Me lo puedo quedar? A collection of twelve short horror stories in English and Spanish.

From the publisher:
This bilingual collection of short stories featuring creepy supernatural characters from Mexican-American folklore is sure to bewitch a whole new generation of young people. Accompanied by the author's dramatic black and white illustrations, these tales of Latin American lore will appeal to even the most reluctant readers.

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