Amazona

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This socially conscious thriller from graphic novelist Canizales examines the injustices of his home country in a stark, distinctive style.

Andrea, a young Indigenous Colombian woman, has returned to the land she calls home. Only nineteen years old, she comes to mourn her lost child, carrying a box in her arms. And she comes with another mission. Andrea has hidden a camera upon herself. If she can capture evidence of the illegal mining that displaced her family, it will mark the first step toward reclaiming their land.

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"[T]he story--part thriller, part political drama--will grip readers from page 1."--Booklist

-- (3/15/2022 12:00:00 AM)

"Andrea's desire for--and journey toward--justice, which is portrayed via simultaneously harrowing and tender flashbacks of her life with her husband and baby, proves a powerful exploration of hope amid displacement and despair."--Publishers Weekly

-- (6/27/2022 12:00:00 AM)

"Canizales's shadow-filled, jungle-focused, black-and-white art captures the pain of displacement from one's physical and spiritual world . . . [P]resents teens with many compelling visual and emotional moments."--School Library Journal

-- (4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)

"Simply powerful, Colombian artist Canizales' illuminating, expressively rendered graphic novel translated from the Spanish contains moments of great beauty (particularly Andrea's memories of her husband and father) among numerous scenes of deep anguish . . . A brutal, vital text."--starred, Kirkus Reviews

-- (3/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)

Author Bio

Canizales is a Colombian author and illustrator whose books have been translated into numerous languages. His work has earned several awards including the Cuatrogatos Foundation prize for his picture book Guapa. He lives in Mallorca, Spain. Canizales is a Colombian author and illustrator whose books have been translated into numerous languages. His work has earned several awards including the Cuatrogatos Foundation prize for his picture book Guapa. He lives in Mallorca, Spain.