![]() Must purchase" - Youth Services Book Review, STARRED Review "Petra Luna is one of my favorite protagonists in middle grade fiction she is fiery and single-minded when it comes to protecting her family and pursuing her dreams. Petra's first story, Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, was a New York Public Library Book of the Year and a Texas Bluebonnet Master List Selection. Isn't that what the revolution is about? Her strength and courage will be tested like never before as she fights for herself, her family, and her dreams. Yet Petra also sees in America attitudes she thought she'd left behind on the other side of the Río Grande-people who look down on her mestizo skin and bare feet, who think someone like her doesn't deserve more from life. And for the first time ever, Petra has a chance to learn to read and write. She leads her family from a smallpox-stricken refugee camp on the Texas border to the buzzing city of San Antonio, where they work hard to build a new life. Still, twelve-year-old Petra knows that her abuelita, little sister, and baby brother depend on her to survive. Now that they are safe, Petra and her family can begin again, in this country that promises so much. Petra Luna is in America, having escaped the Mexican Revolution and the terror of the Federales. ![]() Strong and determined, Petra Luna returns in a story about the immigrant experience that continues to be relevant today. Dobbs, comes a compelling new novel about building a new life in America. From the award-winning author of Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, Alda P. ![]()
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A great comic book called “Szninkiel” (“Le grand pouvoir du Chninkel” in French) by Jean Van Hamme and Grzegorz Rosiński, better known for their opus magnum “Thorgal”, was a huge inspiration for us. Even though currently we have two types of elves, we made sure that they are as different from each other as possible.Īnother thing is that in the beginning we thought only about three races. Ultimately, the desire to diversify the races as much, as possible won. But at the beginning the high card belonged to… orcs. You already know the final effect - in our strategy game there are Humans, Dark Elves, Wild Elves and Dwarves to choose from. ![]() We at Star Drifters also had this dilemma. What characters will we be playing as? What fantasy races should be in the game and why elves are a must? 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