Loteria av Karla Arenas Valenti

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<b><b>The turn of a card could change your destiny in this captivating middle grade adventure based on the Lotería card game and perfect for fans of <i>Coco</i>. While searching for her missing cousin, a young girl is transported to a mythical kingdom, becoming entangled in a perilous game of chance.</b><br><br><b>“A magical, philosophical tale rooted in Mexican lore.” —<i>School Library Journal</i>, starred review</b></b><br><br>In the hottest hour of the hottest day of the year, a fateful wind blows into Oaxaca City. It whistles down cobbled streets and rustles the jacaranda trees before slipping into the window of an eleven-year-old girl named Clara. Unbeknownst to her, Clara has been marked for la Lotería.<br> <br>Life and Death deal the Lotería cards but once a year, and the stakes could not be higher. Every card reveals a new twist in Clara’s fate—a scorpion, an arrow, a blood-red rose. If Life wins, Clara will live to