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In Oaxaca City, Mexico, ancient friends Life and Death discuss free will while engaged in a game of chance, with eleven-year-old Clara as the protagonist of their theories and a pawn in their game, moving inevitably towards her ultimate fate. Includes author's notes and reader's guide.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Valenti, Karla (Author)
Other Authors:	Sanmar, Dana (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2021].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Fate and fatalism > Juvenile fiction. Free will and determinism > Juvenile fiction. Lotería (Game) > Juvenile fiction. Adventure stories. Magic > Juvenile fiction. Oaxaca de Juárez (Mexico) > Juvenile fiction. Mexico > Juvenile fiction. Fate and fatalism > Fiction. Free will and determinism > Fiction. Lotería (Game) > Fiction. Adventure and adventurers > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Oaxaca de Juárez (Mexico) > Fiction. Mexico > Fiction. JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic. JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Caribbean & Latin American. JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse.

Description
Summary:	In Oaxaca City, Mexico, ancient friends Life and Death discuss free will while engaged in a game of chance, with eleven-year-old Clara as the protagonist of their theories and a pawn in their game, moving inevitably towards her ultimate fate. Includes author's notes and reader's guide.
Physical Description:	310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	9780593176962 0593176960 9780593176979 0593176979