On the Wings of la Noche
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Publisher Description
Noche is a Lechuza by night, an ethereal jet-black owl who guides the dead to the after. Except now, Noche cannot bring herself to escort her dead girlfriend, whose soul is fading the harder Noche holds on—an aching romance about first and second loves and finding the strength to let go.
“A spellbinding, hauntingly beautiful story that weaves together love, loss, and the supernatural.”
—AIDEN THOMAS, New York Times bestselling author of The Sunbearer Trials and The Cemetery Boys
Death waits for Estrella (Noche) Villanueva. In her human form, she is a lonely science girl grieving the tragic accidental drowning of her girlfriend, Dante Fuentes. At night, she is a Lechuza who visits her dead girlfriend at the lake, desperate for more time with her. The longer Dante’s soul roams the earth, the more likely it is that she will fade into the unknown, lost forever, but Noche cannot let go . . .
That’s when a new kid comes to town, Jax, another science nerd like Noche. They connect in a way she can’t ignore, seemingly pulled together by an invisible thread. For the first time, Noche begins to imagine a life without Dante. As Noche’s heart begins to beat for two people, her guilt flares. Then, she finds herself at risk of losing both Jax and Dante, and Noche is forced to question her purpose as a lechuza and everything she has ever believed in.
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Seventeen-year-old Estrella "Noche" Villanueva has been doing her solemn duty as a Lechuza for four years: at night, she shape-shifts into an owl and shepherds the souls of the dead into the beyond. Her already emotionally difficult job becomes impossible when her beloved girlfriend, Dante Fuentes, dies at 17. Rather than ushering her off this temporal plane, Noche leaves Dante's spirit to dwell on Earth, visiting her every night. For a while, it's just like old times, until Dante begins acting strange and forgetful and Noche starts falling for Jax Vang, the new boy at school. The situation soon turns untenable: Dante's odd behavior makes it difficult to keep their relationship—and her spirit—alive, Jax's own secrets prevent him from getting too close to others, and mysterious ravens start following Noche. For everyone to move on and move forward, Noche must release Dante's spirit. But can she let her go? This tearjerker by Torres (The Turning Pointe) is exceptional in its meditation on grief, healing, and the pain of moving on. Its poignant and in-depth portrayal of teenage love is sure to win readers' hearts. Characters are intersectionally diverse. Ages 12–up.
