City of the Beasts

A search for the Beast, a Yeti-like creature within the heart of the Amazon, becomes a quest for self-discovery in this young adult coming-of-age story filled with international adventure, rich mythology, and magical realism from globally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende.

Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the chance to take the trip of a lifetime. Parting from his family and ill mother, Alexander joins his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon. Their mission, along with the others on their team—including a celebrated anthropologist, a local guide and his young daughter Nadia, and a doctor—is to document the legendary Yeti of the Amazon known as the Beast.

Under the dense canopy of the jungle, Alexander is amazed to discover much more than he could have imagined about the hidden worlds of the rain forest. Drawing on the strength of the jaguar, the totemic animal Alexander finds within himself, and the eagle, Nadia's spirit guide, both young people are led by the invisible People of the Mist on a thrilling and unforgettable journey to the ultimate discovery.

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Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende (Lima, Peru 1942) började sin bana som journalist i Chile och Venezuela på 60- och 70-talen, medverkade i veckopress och gjorde tv-reportage samtidigt som hon skrev för teatern. Hennes roman Andarnas hus räknas som en milstolpe i den latinamerikanska litteraturen. Allendes böcker har sålt i över 65 miljoner exemplar i hela världen och översatts till 35 språk. 2018 blev hon den första spanskspråkiga författare att belönas med National Book Award Medal för sin insats på det amerikanska skönlitterära området. Utmärkelser: Colima Literary Award, Mexico, 1986 Before Columbus Foundation Award, USA, 1988 Member of the Academia de la Lengua, Chile, 1989 Freedom to Write Pen Club, USA, 1991 Doctor of Letters at New York State University, 1991 Premio Literario "XL1 Bancarella", Italy, 1993 Independent Foreign Fiction Award, El plan infinito, 1993 Brandeis University Major Book Collection Award, 1993 Chevalier dans l´Odre des Arts et des Lettres, France, 1994 Gabriela Mistral medal, Chile, 1994 Marin Women´s Hall of Fame, USA, 1994 Feminist of the Year Award, The Feminist; Majority Foundation, USA, 1994 Member of the Academia de Artes y Ciencias, Puerto Rico, 1995 Doctor of Humane Letters at Florida Atlantic University, USA, 1996 Doctor of Letters at Columbia College Chicago, USA, 1996 Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature, USA, 1996 Donna Città di Roma, Italy, 1998 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Award, USA, 1998 Sara Lee Foundation, USA, 1998 “Premio Nacional de Literatura”, 2010 H C Andersen-priset, 2011
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