The Madre de Aguas of Cuba, Adam Gidwitz
The Madre de Aguas of Cuba, Adam Gidwitz
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The Madre de Aguas of Cuba

Author: Adam Gidwitz, Emma Otheguy

Narrator: Rebecca Soler, Adam Gidwitz

Unabridged: 2 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2020


Synopsis

Critically acclaimed author Emma Otheguy joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest adventure in the NYT bestselling Unicorn Rescue Society series as the kids travel to Cuba to help the legendary Madre de aguas.

In Cuba, it is believed that a mysterious water serpent--the Madre de aguas--is responsible for providing and protecting the fresh water of the island. But the serpent is missing, and a drought has gripped the island. Uchenna, Elliot, and Professor Fauna fly to Cuba and endeavor to rescue the Madre de aguas. Unfortunately, it tries to kill them. Meanwhile, the Schmoke Brothers' goons are driving around Havana, dumping pink sludge into the sewers. What is going on? Can Elliot and Uchenna end the drought? Stop the Schmokes? Or will the creature they are trying to save just eat them instead?

About The Author

Adam Gidwitz is the author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Grimm trilogy. He spent six years researching and writing his Newbery Honor-winning The Inquisitor's Tale, including a year living in Europe. Adam lives with his family in Brooklyn, NY. Find Adam online at adamgidwitz.com or @AdamGidwitz. Emma Otheguy is the author of the middle grade novel Silver Meadows Summer, and picture books Martí's Song for Freedom, which received five starred reviews, and Pope Francis: Builder of Bridges. A native and current resident of New York City, Emma is a historian of Spain and colonial Latin America. Learn more about her online at emmaotheguy.com and @emmaotheguy.Hatem Aly is an Egyptian-born illustrator whose work has been featured in multiple publications worldwide. He currently lives in beautiful New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife, son, and more pets than people. His illustrated workincludes the Newbery Honor winner The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz, the Unicorn Rescue Society series alsoby Adam Gidwitz with several amazing contributing authors, the Story Pirates book series with Geoff Rodkeyand Jacqueline West, early readers series Meet Yasmin with Saadia Faruqi, and How to Feed Your Parents by RyanMiller. He has more upcoming books and projects in the works. You can find him online @metahatem.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamie

Orry and I give this book 5 of the Unicorn Rescue Society 5 stars. There is an addition at the end of this book, The Secret Order of the Unicorn, a history of the Society, which started in the year 789. Orry liked that this story included a mythical sea serpent and that there was lots of rising acti......more

Goodreads review by Lorie

This is the fifth book in the series about a secret society that rescues magical creatures when they are in danger. In this adventure Professor Fauna and his crew are called to Cuba to find the Madre de Aguas who is the guardian of Cuba's water supply. When they arrive they find the island in the mi......more