A YA book inspired by Argentine folklore written by a Latinx author? A story that discusses very timely themes such as immigration/ICE, human connection, identity, gender equality, and more? Feminist, and environmental vibes? Sign. I first picked up Romina Garber’s Lobizona because of the description. More Info: Netgalley ARC, 299 pages, published by Delacorte Press on May 5, 2020įor fans of both We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia and When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore, Lobizona is one of the most anticipated YA books of 2020! For more information about her books, follow her on Twitter/Instagram: fantasy, young adult She is a graduate of Harvard College and a Virgo to the core. As a teen, Romina landed her first writing gig-“College She Wrote,” a weekly Sunday column for the Miami Herald that was later picked up for national syndication-and she hasn’t stopped writing since. Born in Buenos Aires and raised in Miami, Romina currently resides in Los Angeles but would much rather be at Hogwarts. it’s her entire existence.Ībout the Author: Romina Garber is a NYT/International Bestselling YA author who also writes under pen name Romina Russell. A world where her unusual eyes allow her to belong.Īs Manu uncovers her own story and traces her real heritage all the way back to a cursed city in Argentina, she learns it’s not just her U.S. A world straight out of Argentine folklore, where the seventh consecutive daughter is born a bruja and the seventh consecutive son is a lobizón, a werewolf. A world connected to her dead father and his criminal past. Without a home, without answers, and finally without shackles, Manu investigates the only clue she has about her past–a mysterious “Z” emblem-which leads her to a secret world buried within our own. Her surrogate grandmother is attacked, lifelong lies are exposed, and her mother is arrested by ICE. Until Manu’s protective bubble is shattered. As an undocumented immigrant who’s on the run from her father’s Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida.
Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. Lobizona (Wolves of No World, Book 1) by Romina Garber
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