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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Este es un libro de Em Querido"--Copyright page, Spanish-language version.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Two intertwining stories of Bogotá. <p/>One, a family of five children, left to live on their own. <p/>The other, a girl in an orphanage who will do anything to befriend the mysterious Immortal Boy. <p/>How they weave together will never leave you. <p/>Presented in English and Spanish.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Harshly authentic ...haunting ...heartbreaking." -Shelf-Awareness, <br><br><br>"Intense, surreal, and mysterious." -Kirkus, <br><br><br>"The stark beauty of Montaña Ibáñez's narrative will give those who pick it up much to contemplate." -Publishers Weekly, <br><br><br>"Unforgettable...Ibáñez's work will leave readers speechless." -Booklist, <br><br><br>[STAR] "An unforgettable and tragic story, with many entry points for deep discussions." -School Library Journal (starred), <br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Francisco Montaña Ibáñez is an award-winning author for children and a professor at the National University of Colombia (IIE). <i>The Immortal Boy</i> is his first book translated into English. <p/>David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas. Among his multiple award-winning books are <i>Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico</i>, and <i>They Call Me Güero</i>; he is also the translator of <i>The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas</i>. In 2017, David was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters.

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