Perdidos en la isla de las Muñecas (Lost on Doll Island)

La primera novela de Cassandra Ramos-Gomez, una mezcla de Rick Riordan y R. L. Stine, es una trepidante historia de terror y aventuras para lectores de grados intermedios, protagonizada por un niño mexicano-estadounidense que empieza a oír la voz de una muñeca embrujada mientras visita a su familia en Ciudad de México. ¡Ya disponible en español! Diego se siente atrapado. Atrapado en el yeso que cubre su brazo roto, atrapado en la casa de sus tíos en Ciudad de México, y atrapado en el miedo obsesivo de ser el responsable del divorcio de sus padres. Y más aún, Diego se siente atrapado en su propio secreto. Porque desde que llegó a México, ha empezado a tener unos sueños extraños en los que una muñeca... lo llama por su nombre... Es entonces cuando Diego descubre la Isla de las Muñecas, una isla repleta de misterio, magia y espeluznantes muñecas abandonadas. Pero si Diego logra aprovechar la magia del lugar, quizá pueda arreglar todo lo que ha salido mal en su vida. Así, Diego y sus amigos se adentran en la legendaria isla, donde se sienten atrapados de una manera completamente nueva... Porque una vez visitas la Isla de las Muñecas, no hay vuelta atrás. Rick Riordan meets R. L. Stine in this fast-paced debut middle grade horror packed with adventure about a Mexican American boy who starts hearing the voice of a haunted doll while visiting family in Mexico City. Now available in Spanish! Diego feels trapped. He's confined in an arm cast, stuck with his tía and tío for a week in Mexico City, and smothered with the sickening fear that he's the one who really caused his parents' divorce. But most of all, he's trapped in his own secret. Because ever since he got to Mexico City, he's started having strange dreams of a doll calling his name. Then Diego learns of La Isla de Muñecas, an island full of legendary magic that can make children's wishes come true. If Diego can harness the power there, maybe he could fix everything that has gone wrong in his life. So, with the help of two new friends, Diego takes a boat to the legendary island. From the moment the kids step ashore, nothing is as it seems—with dolls disappearing and reappearing in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, Diego is more trapped than ever before, and as the night goes on, he's not sure he can escape.

Cassandra Ramos-Gomez is a Mexican American writer focused on creating middle grade and young adult fiction that centers Latinx experiences. She has a master's degree in education and an undergraduate degree in art history and has taught middle school language arts and social studies. She currently lives in Texas with her husband and two kids. Her hobbies include painting, collecting animal bones, and playing Minecraft with her kids. She's the author of the Doll Island middle grade series.