Starfields, Carolyn Marsden
Starfields, Carolyn Marsden
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Starfields

Author: Carolyn Marsden

Narrator: Adriana Sananes, Sanjiv Jhaveri

Unabridged: 3 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/27/2011


Synopsis

Rosalba is a nine-year-old Mayan girl living in rural Mexico. Like her mother and grandmother, she weaves stories of her people onto blouses, ensuring that the age-old traditions continue. But new influences are entering her life. A ladina girl from the city, visiting with her scientist father, passes on the astonishing news that the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012. Rosalba knows nothing about that, but her village is faced with a bulldozer tearing through the forest, dying wildlife, and cornfields in danger. Rosalba’s new friend tells her she must do something to help, but what? As she ponders, she dreams of an ancient Mayan boy, eyes bound in a shamanistic ritual, who hints at a way she can make her voice heard. Interweaving a contemporary story with a mythical dream narrative, Carolyn Marsden spins a gripping tale of friendship, cultural identity, and urgent environmental themes.

About Carolyn Marsden

Carolyn Marsden is the author of numerous books for younger readers. She has an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on May 05, 2022

This book will surely grab a lot of interest due to its timely topic about the Mayan calendar that ends in 2012. Many people think it signals the end of the world. The book centers around a nine-year-old Mayan girl named Rosalba, and her new friend from Mexico City named Alicia. Alicia is in a rural......more

Goodreads review by ⚜️Krithika⚜️ on July 12, 2017

This book was very interesting and unique compared to my latest reads! It is about Rosalba Nicho a mayan girl living in a small village called San Martin in Mexico. Rosalba lives with her extended family and weaves stories and myths into brightly-colored huipils that are supposed to bring prosperous......more

Goodreads review by Amira on October 08, 2018

Featuring the Mayans, this book is really something. Although it is a kids book, the adult are sure to learn a lot from this book including new language. Especially the new language because the Mayans used in this book are legit Mayans.......more