num_pages: 368
description: Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars featuring Latine mythologys most memorable monstersFrom zombies to cannibals to death incarnate this cross-genre anthology offers something for every monster lover. In Our Shadows Have Claws bloodthirsty vampires are hunted by a quick-witted slayer; children are stolen from their beds by el viejo de la bolsa while a military dictatorship steals their parents; and anyone you love absolutely anyone might be a shapeshifter waiting to hunt.The worlds of these stories are dark but also magical ones where a ghost-witch can make your cheating boyfriend pay bullies are brought to their knees by vicious wolf-gods a jar of fireflies can protect you from the reality-warping magic of a brujaand maybe youll even live long enough to tell the tale. Set across Latin America and its diaspora this collection offers bold imaginative stories of oppression grief sisterhood first love and empowerment.Full contributor list: Chantel Acevedo Courtney Alameda Julia Alvarez Ann Dvila Cardinal M. Garca Pea Racquel Marie Gabriela Martins Yamile Saied Mndez Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite Claribel A. Ortega Amparo Ortiz Lilliam Rivera Jenny Torres Sanchez Ari Tison and Alexandra Villasante.
language: English
title: Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories
publisher: Algonquin Young Readers