Alebrijes

Written by Donna Barba Higuera

Narrated by Cisco Fernandez and Frankie Corzo

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista

This is the story as it was told to me by Leandro the Mighty

For over 400 years, the world has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel—or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don’t last long.

13-year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabeles like them—the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley for generations.

When Gabi is caught stealing precious fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leandro takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined—far from a simple banishment, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own. But beyond the
walls of Pocatel lie other Alebrijes like Leandro who seek for a better world—as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth.

From Donna Barba Higuera comes another novel and imaginative world to astonish us and hold a mirror to our own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798890595935

Donna Barba Higuera

Donna Barba Higuera grew up dodging dust devils in the oilfields of Central California. She has spent her entire life blending folklore with her experiences into stories that fill her imagination. Now she weaves them to write picture books and novels. She currently resides with her husband, four children, three dogs, and two frogs in the mists of the Pacific Northwest. For more information, visit dbhiguera.com.