Books
“Fajardo’s existence becomes ever richer and fuller as her narrative and life grow, reality filled in magically with details and people” — Star Tribune
“Fajardo’s honest, heartfelt text evokes sorrow and grief but also understanding, navigating the many complexities of identity, friendship, family, loss, and death.” — Booklist
“Mattie’s and Mercedes’s alternating narration follows their individual internality, skillfully exploring variations on family complexity to culminate in a satisfying novel of sisterhood. ” — Publishers Weekly
Other Books for Kids
Hercules and his 12 Labors
An Interactive Mythological Adventure
Have you ever wished you were a Greek god? In this book, you get to help the super strong Hercules make some decisions about the adventures he faces. Will you win—or not? Writing this book allowed me to both do research about Greek mythology and use my imagination.
Encanto: A Tale of Three Sisters
Movie tie-in for middle-grade readers
Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto.