• Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows

  • By: Ryan Calejo
  • Narrated by: Giordan Diaz
  • Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (82 ratings)

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Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows

By: Ryan Calejo
Narrated by: Giordan Diaz
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Publisher's summary

The Lightning Thief meets the Story Thieves series in this middle-grade fantasy inspired by Hispanic folklore, legends, and myths from the Iberian Peninsula and Central and South America.

Charlie Hernández has always been proud of his Latin American heritage. He loves the culture, the art, and especially the myths. Thanks to his abuela's stories, Charlie possesses an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the monsters and ghouls who have spent the last 500 years haunting the imaginations of children all across the Iberian Peninsula, as well as Central and South America. And even though his grandmother sometimes hinted that the tales might be more than mere myth, Charlie's always been a pragmatist. Even barely out of diapers, he knew the stories were just make-believe - nothing more than intricately woven fables meant to keep little kids from misbehaving.

But when Charlie begins to experience freaky bodily manifestations - ones all too similar to those described by his grandma in his favorite legend - he is suddenly swept up in a world where the mythical beings he's spent his entire life hearing about seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Hispanic folklore and into his life. Even stranger, they seem to know more about him than he knows about himself.

Soon, Charlie finds himself in the middle of an ancient battle between La Liga, a secret society of legendary mythological beings sworn to protect the Land of the Living, and La Mano Negra (aka the Black Hand), a cabal of evil spirits determined to rule mankind. With only the help of his lifelong crush, Violet Rey, and his grandmother's stories to guide him, Charlie must navigate a world where monsters and brujas rule and things he couldn't possibly imagine go bump in the night. That is, if he has any hope of discovering what's happening to him and saving his missing parents (oh, and maybe even the world).

No pressure, muchacho.

Includes a PDF of the Book’s Glossary.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2018 Ryan Calejo (P)2018 Listening Library

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Chaparle Hernández

I liked it a lot .i loved it. Even though I hate fantasy I still liked it.

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we love his writing style

great great book such good detail. my 10 year old and I definitely enjoyed

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Disappointing

This had so much potential, but the story just felt so forced. The mythological beings more or less dropped out of the sky with no warning and then left just as quickly, leaving no impression. The drama between Vi and Charlie at the end felt unnecessary and weird. Really this could have been great if it had been reworked a bit, but alas.
Narrator did a good job though.

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A bit too much


I thought a story based on creatures from other cultures would be really cool but this one just turned out to be…weird.

And there were far too many creatures jammed into one kids book.

Valiant effort but misses the mark.

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