紐伯瑞得獎作者Pam Muñoz Ryan新作。森林中的加冕儀式賦予公主Solimar預言能力，並成為瀕臨絕種的帝王斑蝶的守護者；同時貪得無厭的鄰國為了掠奪蝴蝶而入侵王國，Solimar的決心與魔法能守護她所珍視的一切嗎？Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in Solimar and a fresh, magical story! On the brink of her Quinceañera, and her official coronation, Solimar visits the oyamel forest to sit among the monarch butterflies. There, the sun pierces through a sword-shaped crevice in a boulder, which shines on her and sends the butterflies humming and swirling around her. After the magical frenzy, she realizes she's been given a gift―and a burden: she can predict the near future! She has also become a protector of the young and weak butterflies. This alone would be a huge responsibility, but tragedy strikes when a neighboring king invades while her father and brother and many others are away. The remaining villagers are taken hostage―all except Solimar. Can this princess-to-be save her family, the kingdom, and the future of the monarch
Rosa Maria, a Spanish-speaking grandmother, spends all week getting ready for her granddaughter's seventh birthday party. Each day items keep disappearing, along with the mousetraps she set to ensure
Newbery Honoree Pam Muñoz Ryan weaves an entrancing tale of courage and self-discovery."Uniquely magical...Timely and timeless." -- New York Times* "This tightly packed, powerful fantasy contains reso
2016 Newbery Honor BookNew York Times Bestseller An impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force from a treasured storyteller! Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious
