La Llorona: The Legendary Weeping Woman of Mexico

By Megan Cooley Peterson

The ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the southwestern United States have claimed to hear her wailing in the night, crying out for her drowned children. This centuries-old legend says that if the wailing woman gets too close, she will drag you to a watery grave.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496665713

Megan Cooley Peterson

Megan Cooley Peterson is a children's book author and editor. Her book How To Build Hair-Raising Haunted Houses (Capstone Press, 2011) was selected as a Book of Note by the TriState Young Adult Review Committee. When not writing, Megan enjoys movies, books, and all things Halloween. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and daughter.

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Real-Life Ghost Stories: La Llorona by Megan Cooley Peterson

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TITLE PAGE

INTRODUCTION: BEWARE THE WEEPING WOMAN

CHAPTER ONE: THE LEGEND OF LA LLORONA

CHAPTER TWO: ENCOUNTERS WITH LA LLORONA

CHAPTER THREE: LADIES IN WHITE AROUND THE WORLD

CHAPTER FOUR: WAS LA LLORONA A REAL PERSON?

GLOSSARY

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INTERNET SITES

INDEX

COPYRIGHT

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INTRODUCTION

BEWARE THE WEEPING WOMAN

It’s late at night, and you’re roasting marshmallows with your family at a campsite beside a river. The flames crackle. Moonlight glints off the rushing water. Suddenly you hear a woman cry out for her lost children. But you don’t see anyone. As you explore the riverbank, a woman in white drifts toward you. Her feet don’t touch the ground. You scream, and she vanishes. Were your eyes playing tricks on you? Or did you just encounter La Llorona, the weeping woman of Mexico?

FACT: La Llorona means weeping woman in Spanish.

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The story of La Llorona began sweeping through Mexico in the 1500s. According to the tale, a local woman drowned