Firesnake: Cuentista Book III
When a mysterious message arrives from Earth, Petra Peña, Earth’s last Cuentista, embarks on a treacherous journey across the galaxy in order to author the ending of her own story by bringing Earth’s stories home. But to do so, she must form an alliance with an old adversary who has also received the message. One young girl is her only hope to see if the evil Collective has reformed, or simply evolved to a new threat to the last humans on Earth.

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Firesnake: Cuentista Book III
When a mysterious message arrives from Earth, Petra Peña, Earth’s last Cuentista, embarks on a treacherous journey across the galaxy in order to author the ending of her own story by bringing Earth’s stories home. But to do so, she must form an alliance with an old adversary who has also received the message. One young girl is her only hope to see if the evil Collective has reformed, or simply evolved to a new threat to the last humans on Earth.

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Firesnake: Cuentista Book III

Firesnake: Cuentista Book III

by Donna Barba Higuera
Firesnake: Cuentista Book III

Firesnake: Cuentista Book III

by Donna Barba Higuera

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Overview

When a mysterious message arrives from Earth, Petra Peña, Earth’s last Cuentista, embarks on a treacherous journey across the galaxy in order to author the ending of her own story by bringing Earth’s stories home. But to do so, she must form an alliance with an old adversary who has also received the message. One young girl is her only hope to see if the evil Collective has reformed, or simply evolved to a new threat to the last humans on Earth.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781646145713
Publisher: Levine Querido
Publication date: 05/05/2026
Series: Last Cuentista Series , #3
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range: 10 - 14 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Donna Barba Higuera is an award-winning author who masterfully blends folklore with her lived experiences to create captivating stories for young readers. Growing up in the dust-filled oil fields of Central California, she spent her life weaving tales that sparked her imagination.

Now residing in the Pacific Northwest with her family and a lively menagerie of pets, Donna is the acclaimed author of picture books like El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! and The Yellow Handkerchief. Her middle-grade novels have garnered significant recognition: Lupe Wong Won't Dance received the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor and a Pura Belpré Honor, while her second novel, The Last Cuentista, was awarded both the John Newbery Medal and the Pura Belpré Award. The Last Cuentista was also named a Best Book of the Year by The Boston GlobeMinneapolis Star TribuneThe Wall Street Journal, and TIME. Her newest book XOLO reimagines the Aztec myth of the origin of man-and man's best friend. 

The highly anticipated third and final book in The Cuentista series, Firesnake, is slated for release in Spring 2026.

 

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