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LoterĂ­a

Karla Arenas Valenti

Illustrator: Dana Sanmar

Ages: 9+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children's Books/Penguin Random House

ISBN: 978-0-593-17696-2

Keywords: bilingual, Oaxaca, Mexico, free choice vs. determinism, loyalty, courage

Clara, 11, becomes the unwitting participant in Life and Death's game of LoterĂ­a as she tries to rescue her cousin from dangerous Las Pozas. Black-and-white illustrations.