An Arthur A. Levine book published by Levine Querido
Publication date
October 12, 2021
Publication place
United States
Media type
Hardcover
Pages
336
Awards
Newbery Medal, Pura Belpre Award
ISBN
9781646140893
The Last Cuentista is a middle-grade dystopian novel by Donna Barba Higuera, published October 12, 2021 by Levine Querido. The story follows Petra Peña who, along with her family and a few hundred others, leave Earth to continue the human race after a comet strikes the planet. After awaking on a new planet, Petra is the only one who remembers Earth and must use storytelling to keep her people's history alive. It was published in British English under the title The Last Storyteller in 2022.[1]
In 2022, the book won the Newbery Medal and Pura Belpré Award.[2][3][4] The cover was illustrated by Raxenne Maniquiz.
^Higuera, Donna Barba (2022-09-01). The Last Storyteller: Winner of the Newbery Medal. Bonnier Publishing Fiction. ISBN 978-1-80078-422-2.
^Schaub, Michael (2022-01-24). "ALA Announces Youth Media Award Winners for 2022". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
^Sullivan, Meghan Collins (2022-01-24). "'The Last Cuentista' and 'Watercress' win top children's book awards". NPR. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
^Morales, Macey (2022-01-24). "American Library Association announces 2022 Youth Media Award winners". American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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