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Book SynopsisA new middle grade fantasy full of humor and heart from Adrianna Cuevasauthor of the Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopezperfect for fans of Claribel Ortega''s The Ghost Squad and Louis Sachar''s Holes.
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Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite fantasy role-playing game, than face his father's increasing restrictions and his mother's fading presence. But when Rafa and his friends decide to take the game out into the real world and steal their school cafeteria''s slushie machine, his dad concocts a punishment Rafa never could've imagineda month working on a ranch in New Mexico, far away from his friends, their game, and his mom's quesitos in Miami.
Life at Rancho Espanto isn't as bad as Rafa initially expected, mostly due to Jennie, a new friend with similarly strong opinions about Cuban and Korean snacks, and Marcus, the veteran barn manager who''s not as gruff as he appears. But whe
