Raina Telgemeier meets Miyazaki with a Latin American twist in this mesmerizing follow-up to the best-selling children's graphic novel Nightlights. Lorena Alvarez's spunky heroine Sandy returns to explore a magical new dimension.

On a school field trip to the river, Sandy wanders away from her classmates and discovers an empty turtle shell. Peeking through the dark hole, she suddenly finds herself within a magical realm. Filled with sculptures, paintings and books, the turtle's shell is a museum of the natural world. But one painting is incomplete, and the turtle needs Sandy's help to finish it.

Author: Lorena Alvarez
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Nobrow
Published: 03/12/2019
Series: Nightlights
Pages: 64
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.70h x 8.80w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781910620342
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504234 / Hicotea


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
School Library Journal 05/24/2019 pg. 1
Booklist 07/01/2019 pg. 55

About the Author
Lorena Alvarez was born and raised in Bogotá and studied Graphic Design and Arts at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She has illustrated for Puffin Books, Faber & Faber, Usborne Books, Parragon, Boom! Studios, Nickelodeon, and Disney. She is the creator of the popular Nightlights series and was nominated for a 2018 Eisner for Best Publication for Kids (9-12) for the first Nightlights book.