
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel
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Pura Belpré Author Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)A Pura Belpré Author Honor Award winner Una Pura Belpré Premio de Autor Infantil (Libro de Honor) Maximilian's summer vacation resembles one of his beloved lucha libre movies: grudge matches, fantastic villains and the Guardian Angel. Las vacaciones de verano de Maximilian se parece a una de sus queridas películas de lucha libre: partidos de rencor, villanos fantásticos y el Ángel Guardián.Maximilian is just another 11-year-old lucha libre fan. He goes to the matches, watches the movies and collects the masks of his favorite wrestlers, especially the Guardian Angel. But when he tumbles over the railing at a lucha libre match in San Antonio, Max makes a connection to the world of Mexican wrestling that will ultimately link him--maybe by blood! --to the greatest hero of all time: The Guardian Angel. What was shaping up to be one boring summer before 6th grade now seems like a story straight out of Max's beloved lucha libre movies! *** Un cuento bilingüe, ganador de Pura Belpré. Maximilian es solo otro fan de lucha libre de 11 años. Él va a los partidos, mira las películas y colecciona las máscaras de sus luchadores favoritos, especialmente el Ángel Guardian. Pero cuando cae por la barandilla en un combate de lucha libre en San Antonio, Max hace una conexión con el mundo de la lucha mexicana, que finalmente lo vinculará, ¡tal vez por sangre! --Al héroe más grande de todos los tiempos: El Ángel Guardian.Check out the other titles in this series: MAXIMILIAN & THE MYSTERY OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL - Maximilian & the bingo rematch - Maximilian & the lucha libre club - Maximilian & the curse of the fallen angel
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| ISBN | 9781933693989 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Audience | Children |
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