![]() ![]() Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. For info on all her books and educational guides visit 5 star. Donna lives in Washington state with her family, three old dogs and one frog. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Donna's Middle Grade and Picture books reinvent history, folklore and her own life experience into compelling storylines. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard - or purged them altogether. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Earth will soon be destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita.īut Petra's world is ending. "Gripping in its twists and turns, and moving in its themes - truly a beautiful cuento. The incredible Newbery Medal-winning novel from Donna Barba Higuera. Before Halley’s comet can collide with Earth, Petra. ![]() ![]() An unforgettable journey through the stars, to the very heart of what makes us human. T he Last Cuentista is a 2021 novel by Donna Barba Higuera about a young girl named Petra whose family leaves Earth for the planet Sagan. ![]()
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