![]() ![]() Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard – or purged them altogether. ![]() A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet – and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. ![]() There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita.īut Petra's world is ending. ★ "A strong, heroic character, fighting incredible odds to survive and protect others."- School Library Journal (starred) ★ "Gripping, euphonious, and full of storytelling magic."- Publishers Weekly (starred) wonderfully subversive."- The Wall Street Journal "Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes – truly a beautiful cuento."- New York Times School Library Journal's Best of the YearĬhicago Public Library's Best of the Bestįrom Pura Belpré Award winner and Newbery Medalist, Donna Barba Higuera-a brilliant journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human. Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best of the Year ![]()
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