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Solimar : the Sword of the Monarchs
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Solimar is soon to have her quinceañera, once her father and elder brother return from their annual expedition to Puerto Rivera. Solimar also has a secret—when marvelling arrives the annual arrival of monarch butterflies to their land, she happened to gain an unusual, and temporary power—she can predict with great accuracy, what will happen in the short-term future.
This is both fun, and a little worrisome, and has serious implications for the monarch butterflies.
No sooner has her father and brother left when aggressive King Aveno invades, putting everyone in Solimar’s home under arrest, with Solimar barely escaping in time. She decides she needs to get to her father to let him know of the treachery. Her father is several days journey away, and the path there is treacherous, not only because of the terrain, but King Aveno's soldiers dog her steps.
Solimar is a wonderful character, sweet, kind, fair-minded and committed to helping her people. She also proves to be determined and brave, when she and her new friend Berto travel days together on the dangerous journey to Puerto Rivera.
Pam Muñoz Ryan has written an adventure story with a wonderful main character, who despite her fears, persists to save her family and her people. It’s a story about kindness and persistence and left me feeling happy.
Thank you to Netgalley and to Disney Publishing Worldwide for this ARC in exchange for my review.
This is both fun, and a little worrisome, and has serious implications for the monarch butterflies.
No sooner has her father and brother left when aggressive King Aveno invades, putting everyone in Solimar’s home under arrest, with Solimar barely escaping in time. She decides she needs to get to her father to let him know of the treachery. Her father is several days journey away, and the path there is treacherous, not only because of the terrain, but King Aveno's soldiers dog her steps.
Solimar is a wonderful character, sweet, kind, fair-minded and committed to helping her people. She also proves to be determined and brave, when she and her new friend Berto travel days together on the dangerous journey to Puerto Rivera.
Pam Muñoz Ryan has written an adventure story with a wonderful main character, who despite her fears, persists to save her family and her people. It’s a story about kindness and persistence and left me feeling happy.
Thank you to Netgalley and to Disney Publishing Worldwide for this ARC in exchange for my review.