Karla Arenas Valenti |
LOTERIA (September 7, 2021)
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Middle Grade Novels
LOTERIA (September 2021)
Illustration by Dana SanRamos
The turn of a card could change your destiny…
In the hottest hour of the hottest day of the year, a fateful wind blows into Oaxaca City. It winds down the cobblestone streets and rustles the Jacaranda trees before slipping into the window of a twelve-year-old girl named Clara. Unbeknownst to her, Clara has been selected for La Loteria.
Life and Death deal the Loteria cards but once a year, and the stakes could not be higher. Every card reveals a new twist in Clara’s fate—a scorpion, an arrow, a treacherous rose. If Life wins, Clara will live to a ripe old age; If Death prevails, Clara will flicker out like a candle. But Clara knows none of this. All she knows is that her young cousin Esteban has vanished, and she’ll do whatever it takes to save him, traveling to the mythical Kingdom of Aztlan, where every action has a price and every choice has consequences.
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Picture Books
MARIE CURIE AND THE POWER OF PERSISTENCE (April 2020)
Written as a dynamic superhero story, Marie Curie and the Power of Persistence introduces children to science as it really is: an epic adventure complete with heroes (Marie Curie), super powers (the Power of Persistence) and evil villains (the nefarious Mr. Opposition).
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ALAN TURING AND THE POWER OF CURIOSITY (March 2021)
Meet Alan Turing. Famous mathematician, cryptographer, and...superhero! This next book in the "My Super Science Heroes" series shares the amazing story of Alan Turing and how he used his astonishing superpower of curiosity to overcome obstacles and solve problems (defeating his nemesis, Miss Enigma, along the way). This series is scientifically vetted and promoted by the Marie Curie Alumni Association, which promotes the worldwide advancement of knowledge. A portion of all sales go to support the work of the 4,000+ researchers.
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LOTERIA (September 2021)
Illustration by Dana SanRamos
The turn of a card could change your destiny…
In the hottest hour of the hottest day of the year, a fateful wind blows into Oaxaca City. It winds down the cobblestone streets and rustles the Jacaranda trees before slipping into the window of a twelve-year-old girl named Clara. Unbeknownst to her, Clara has been selected for La Loteria.
Life and Death deal the Loteria cards but once a year, and the stakes could not be higher. Every card reveals a new twist in Clara’s fate—a scorpion, an arrow, a treacherous rose. If Life wins, Clara will live to a ripe old age; If Death prevails, Clara will flicker out like a candle. But Clara knows none of this. All she knows is that her young cousin Esteban has vanished, and she’ll do whatever it takes to save him, traveling to the mythical Kingdom of Aztlan, where every action has a price and every choice has consequences.
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Picture Books
MARIE CURIE AND THE POWER OF PERSISTENCE (April 2020)
Written as a dynamic superhero story, Marie Curie and the Power of Persistence introduces children to science as it really is: an epic adventure complete with heroes (Marie Curie), super powers (the Power of Persistence) and evil villains (the nefarious Mr. Opposition).
ORDER NOW
ALAN TURING AND THE POWER OF CURIOSITY (March 2021)
Meet Alan Turing. Famous mathematician, cryptographer, and...superhero! This next book in the "My Super Science Heroes" series shares the amazing story of Alan Turing and how he used his astonishing superpower of curiosity to overcome obstacles and solve problems (defeating his nemesis, Miss Enigma, along the way). This series is scientifically vetted and promoted by the Marie Curie Alumni Association, which promotes the worldwide advancement of knowledge. A portion of all sales go to support the work of the 4,000+ researchers.
ORDER NOW
ABOUT KARLA...
Karla was born and raised in Mexico city, but has put down roots in many places around the world (including Japan, France, and most recently Germany). She currently lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband, three kids, two cats, and hundreds of books. Karla writes picture books and middle grade novels. On the picture book front, she is the creator of the My Super Science Heroes series (Sourcebooks). The first book (Marie Curie and the Power of Persistence) is due out on April 7, 2020. The second book in that series (Alan Turing and the Power of Curiosity) is due out in January 2021. On the middle-grade front, her debut novel, Loteria, sold at auction to Knopf in a two-book deal. Loteria is scheduled for publication in 2021. Karla offers a Master Course on Picture Book Writing and does professional critiques. She is represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
https://karlavalenti.com/
Karla was born and raised in Mexico city, but has put down roots in many places around the world (including Japan, France, and most recently Germany). She currently lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband, three kids, two cats, and hundreds of books. Karla writes picture books and middle grade novels. On the picture book front, she is the creator of the My Super Science Heroes series (Sourcebooks). The first book (Marie Curie and the Power of Persistence) is due out on April 7, 2020. The second book in that series (Alan Turing and the Power of Curiosity) is due out in January 2021. On the middle-grade front, her debut novel, Loteria, sold at auction to Knopf in a two-book deal. Loteria is scheduled for publication in 2021. Karla offers a Master Course on Picture Book Writing and does professional critiques. She is represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
https://karlavalenti.com/