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    Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
    Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
    Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
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    Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything

    Written by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

    Narrated by Inés del Castillo

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    “In a world where we are so often dividing ourselves into us and them, this book feels like a kind of magic, celebrating all beliefs, ethnicities, and unknowns.” —The New York Times Book Review

    Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets Roswell by way of Laurie Halse Anderson in this astonishing, genre-bending novel about a Mexican American teen who discovers profound connections between immigration, folklore, and alien life.

    It’s been three years since ICE raids and phone calls from Mexico and an ill-fated walk across the Sonoran. Three years since Sia Martinez’s mom disappeared. Sia wants to move on, but it’s hard in her tiny Arizona town where people refer to her mom’s deportation as “an unfortunate incident.”

    Sia knows that her mom must be dead, but every new moon Sia drives into the desert and lights San Anthony and la Guadalupe candles to guide her mom home.

    Then one night, under a million stars, Sia’s life and the world as we know it cracks wide open. Because a blue-lit spacecraft crashes in front of Sia’s car…and it’s carrying her mom, who’s very much alive.

    As Sia races to save her mom from armed-quite-possibly-alien soldiers, she uncovers secrets as profound as they are dangerous in this stunning and inventive exploration of first love, family, immigration, and our vast, limitless universe.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateAug 11, 2020
    ISBN9781797110806
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    Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

    Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Mexican American poet, novelist, and painter. She received an MFA in poetry from the University of Alaska, Anchorage in 2017. She’s most inspired by fog and seeds and the lineages of all things. When not writing, Raquel tells stories to her plants and they tell her stories back. She lives in Tennessee with her beloved family and mountains. Raquel has published two books of poetry. She’s the author of Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything and How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe.

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    • 5/5
      Loved this book. I knew almost nothing going in, so didn’t expect when things started to turn more Sci fi. I love how the author handled difficult themes of racism, sexual abuse and physical abuse. I also truly appreciated the levels of consent demonstrated when things turned physical between the love interests. Powerful and refreshing.

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    • 3/5
      I don’t know what I expected but definitely not that. I felt like the second half/last third of the book was a completely different story than the first. At one point I thought I changed books by accident. Still a huge fan of Raquel’s writing buttt I am confused!
    • 4/5
      I loved the story ! The mixing of Mexican folklore along with urban ET lore or theory!! Brilliant work. I also loved the narrator’s voice, which is so important in the reading.
    • 3/5
      This book was great up until the very end. It had me on my toes the entire time and I was itching to know more. However, the book didn't wrap up the way I wanted it to. I was left with so many unanswered questions. It was almost like the author poured her heart and soul into this book and then gave up durring the last few chapters. If you want an interesting plot and a light breezy read, I would definitely recommend this but don't read it if you're not prepared to be left on a cliffhanger. It's a shame this isn't a series.
    • 5/5
      Excellent. A convergence of themes and ideas in a setting/genre I never would have guessed would work as well as it did. Fantastic. Unlike any sci-fi story I've read before.