Summer of the Mariposas

By: Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Narrated by: Kyla Garcia

Summer of the Mariposas is a magical Mexican American retelling of The Odyssey--and a celebration of sisterhood and maternal love.

When Odilia and her four sisters find a dead body in the swimming hole, they embark on a hero's journey to return the dead man to his family in Mexico. But returning home to Texas turns into an odyssey that would rival Homer's original tale.

With the supernatural aid of ghostly La Llorona via a magical earring, Odilia and her little sisters travel a road of tribulation to their long-lost grandmother's house. Along the way, they must outsmart a witch and her Evil Trinity: a wily warlock, a coven of vicious half-human barn owls, and a bloodthirsty livestock-hunting chupacabras. Can these fantastic trials prepare Odilia and her sisters for what happens when they face their final test, returning home to the real world, where goddesses and ghosts can no longer help them?

Great story

My niece had to read this for her Spanish class so I decided to check it out! It was a great story full of love hope and adventure

Great book

I loved this book and I would recommend it to everyone but it was predictable.

I love the voices and the characters personality

I think this book is such a great book to show heroism and women power. I love how each girl finds themself in the end! Great book overall but it does have a slow start but keep reading because it gets amazing later 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

From a 13year old pov

It was a good story. It kept me hooked in between the chapters. I didn’t get the titles meanings but the story plot was pretty interesting. It was good, but not the best story I ever read you know?

Fantastic

Loved every moment, and the relationship between the sisters. I was not expecting the ending. Must read!