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Tehlor Kay Mejia is an Oregon native in love with the alpine meadows and evergreen forests of their home state, where they live with their daughter. Tehlor is the author of three middle grade titles about Paola Santiago: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares, and Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows. Their short fiction appears in the All Out and Toil & Trouble anthologies from Harlequin Teen and The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities from Rick Riordan Presents. Tehlor has also written two highly acclaimed YA novels, We Set the Dark on Fire and We Unleash the Merciless Storm. When they're not writing, you can find them plucking at the guitar, stealing rosemary sprigs from overgrown gardens, or trying to make the perfect vegan tamale. Follow Tehlor on Instagram @tehlorkay.
PRAISE FOR PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS “I am really envious of you, reading this book for the first time.” —Rick Riordan, New York Times #1 best-selling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series ""Paola Santiago and the River of Tears is just plain marvelous. Paola is a brilliant, furious girl who often trusts her brain but trips over her heart. This book is a thrilling adventure from start to finish, with a bright core of emotional honesty anchoring it to reality."" —Sarah Gailey, Hugo and Locus Award-winning author of River of Teeth ""A clever, twisty, imaginative take on the ever-spooky folktale La Llorona. Filled with love and fear and courage. Readers will delight!"" —J.C. Cervantes, New York Times best-selling author of The Storm Runner ""Mejia pulls no punches in showing us the monsters--whether fantastic or all too real--that children who live on the border between two cultures face every day."" —Carlos Hernandez, award-winning author of Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe "" Has the perfect blend of action, heart, and honesty in showing a painful world that most readers will already recognize--and proving the perfect amount of hope that they will survive and thrive. Tehlor Kay Mejia's writing is pure magic."" —Karen Callender, Stonewall Book Award-winning author of Hurricane Child ""Paola Santiago is a whip-smart Latina who dares to explore the shadows between folklore and middle-school friendship."" —Nina Moreno, author of Don’t Date Rosa Santos ★ “This fast-paced journey into Latinx folklore, with its clever protagonist, is sure to keep readers turning pages into the night.” —Booklist (starred review) ★”A new hero’s fantastic and fantastical debut—her next appearance can’t come soon enough.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ★ “A warm, thrilling Mexican American adventure. An essential purchase.” —School Library Journal (starred review) ★ “Mejia draws upon her Latinx heritage to conjure creatures from folklore, such as chupacabras, La Llorona, and disembodied hands, arming Paola and her allies with fantastical weapons and layering in realistic plot points.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) PRAISE FOR PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE FOREST OF NIGHTMARES “Fast-paced and action-packed, this is a must-read for fans of book one."" —Booklist PRAISE FOR PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE SANCTUARY OF SHADOWS “A brave adventure with meaningful depth.” —Kirkus Reviews
