Summary
Amazona: A Colombian Thriller of Loss and Resistance
Andrea, a young Indigenous Colombian woman, returns to her homeland, carrying both grief and a burning resolve. At nineteen, she mourns her lost child, clutching a box in her arms, but she also carries a hidden camera. Her mission: to expose the illegal mining that stole her family’s land. Capturing this evidence is the first step in a perilous fight to reclaim what was lost.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781728448671 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1728448670 |
| Author: | Canizales |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Graphic Universe |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 3 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 277g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 184mm x 6mm |
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Critics Review
“Simply powerful, Colombian artist Canizales’ illuminating, expressively rendered graphic novel translated from the Spanish contains moments of great beauty (particularly Andrea’s memories of her husband and father) among numerous scenes of deep anguish … A brutal, vital text.“—starred, Kirkus Reviews
“Andrea’s desire for—and journey toward—justice, which is portrayed via simultaneously harrowing and tender flashbacks of her life with her husband and baby, proves a powerful exploration of hope amid displacement and despair.“—Publishers Weekly
“Canizales’s shadow-filled, jungle-focused, black-and-white art captures the pain of displacement from one’s physical and spiritual world … [P]resents teens with many compelling visual and emotional moments.“—School Library Journal
”[T]he story—part thriller, part political drama—will grip readers from page 1.“—Booklist
About The Author
Canizales
Canizales is a Colombian author and illustrator whose books have been translated into numerous languages. His work has earned several awards including the Cuatrogatos Foundation prize for his picture book Guapa. He lives in Mallorca, Spain.
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