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Analog AdventuresAdrianna Cuevas and What Fell from the SkyYour host Crispin sits down with Edgar Award Winner Adrianna Cuevas to discuss her latest out-of-this-world middle grade adventure — based on true historical events, perfect for fans of The Goonies and Stranger Things — What Fell from the Sky.2025-04-1325 min
Our First Fears21 - Stephen King's THE RAFT with Adrianna CuevasIn Episode 21, celebrated author, Adrianna Cuevas, joins Our First Fears to chat about “The Raft” segment from the 1987 anthology film, Creepshow 2. If you’re intrigued by body horror, questions of morality in scary stories, the science of decomposition, and badly behaved teenage boys getting what they deserve, this one is for YOU.Adrianna Cuevas is the author the middle-grade novels, The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez (an ALA Pura Belpre Honor title), The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto (which won the Edgar Award), The No-Brainer’s Guide to Decomposition (currently long-listed for the Bram...2025-01-3154 min
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Kids, Mystery & FantasyCreep it Under Wraps by Adrianna Cuevas, MattelPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818287to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Creep it Under Wraps
Series: #2 of Monster High School Spirits
Author: Adrianna Cuevas, Mattel
Narrator: Victoria Villarreal
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 28 minutes
Release date: October 29, 2024
Genres: Mystery & Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
The ghouls are back in Creep It Under Wraps, the second spooktacular installment in the Monster High School Spirits series, featuring original middle-grade stories set in the world of Mattel's hit Nickelodeon show and written by author Adrianna Cuevas There isn't a style or pop culture trend in the monster world that Cleo De Nile isn't on top o...2024-10-294h 28
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Kids, Mystery & FantasyCreep it Under Wraps by Adrianna Cuevas, MattelPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Creep it Under Wraps Series: #2 of Monster High School Spirits Author: Adrianna Cuevas, Mattel Narrator: Victoria Villarreal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 29, 2024 Genres: Mystery & Fantasy Publisher's Summary: The ghouls are back in Creep It Under Wraps, the second spooktacular installment in the Monster High School Spirits series, featuring original middle-grade stories set in the world of Mattel's hit Nickelodeon show and written by author Adrianna Cuevas There isn't a style or pop culture trend in the monster world that Cleo De Nile isn't on t...2024-10-2930 min
BookHuddle with Readgab14: ADHD, Body Farms, Forensic Science, and Zombies!Spooky middle grade books are some of the most fun to read because of the creepy elements, but mix it with some ridiculously fun zombies? And you have a book filled with humor and creepy. I love this book, No Brainer's Guide to Decomposition, by Adrianna Cuevas and I hope you will enjoy this awesome interview with her. Find Adrianna Cuevas AuthorThe Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez (Pura Belpre honor)Cuba in My Pocket The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto (Edgar winner)Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo The No Brainer's Gui...2024-10-0633 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Kids, Mystery & FantasyThe No-Brainer's Guide to Decomposition by Adrianna CuevasPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The No-Brainer's Guide to Decomposition Author: Adrianna Cuevas Narrator: Elena Rey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: Mystery & Fantasy Publisher's Summary: In Pura Belpré Honor–winning author Adrianna Cuevas's new spooky middle grade novel. Frani must fight to stop the undead from rising in her father’s body-farm laboratory—that is, if she can embrace the true nature of her brain and its ADHD. No one has ever called Frani Gonzalez squeamish. Seriously, whether it’s guts (no big deal), bugs (move aside, she’s got this), o...2024-09-2405 min
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What Fell From the Sky by Adrianna Cuevas
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Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About) by Marcy Blesy
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Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Kids, Mystery & FantasyA Fright to Remember by Adrianna Cuevas, MattelPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/753832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Fright to Remember Series: #1 of Monster High School Spirits Author: Adrianna Cuevas, Mattel Narrator: Victoria Villarreal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Mystery & Fantasy Publisher's Summary: The Monster High ghouls are back and more spooktacular than ever in this all-new, original middle grade series set in the world of Nickelodeon's animated show and written by Adrianna Cuevas! As Monster High prepares for its annual talent show, Frankie Stein is left wondering what they could perform. When Torelei Stripe mocks Frankie's music playing abilities, F...2024-03-2630 min
Read With Your Ears, Explore With Your Heart With Full AudiobookFright to Remember Audiobook by Adrianna CuevasListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 753832
Title: Fright to Remember
Author: Adrianna Cuevas, Mattel
Narrator: Victoria Villarreal
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:09:27
Language: English
Release date: 03-26-24
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Mystery & Fantasy
Summary:
The Monster High ghouls are back and more spooktacular than ever in this all-new, original middle grade series set in the world of Nickelodeon's animated show and written by Adrianna Cuevas!
As Monster High prepares for its annual talent show, Frankie Stein is left wondering what they could perform. When Torelei Stripe mocks Frankie's...2024-03-264h 09
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North Liberty LibraryNext Reads: "Mari And The Curse Of El Cocodrilo"Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo by Adrianna Cuevas
Read alikes:
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
The Dream Weaver Reina Luz Alegre
The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes2024-01-0224 min
Dark Side of the LibraryDark Kids Books Coming Out October 2023Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #156: Dark Kids Books Coming Out October 2023 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) An Atlas of Afterlives: Discover Underworlds, Otherworlds and Heavenly Realms (Lost Atlases), by Emily Hawkins (Author), Manasawee Rojanaphan (October 31) https://amzn.to/3rG37nJ Chiller Thriller! (7) (Junior Monster Scouts), by Joe McGee (Author), Ethan Long ( October 3) https://amzn.to/46iV...2023-11-0130 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 47 | Interview with Natalie LloydRachele and Becky chat with author Natalie Lloyd about reading, writing, and the magic of stories.
All the books we mentioned:
The Haunting of Hill House | Shirley Jackson
Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak
Once Upon a Time in the Meadow | Rose Selarose
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis
Hummingbird | Natalie Lloyd
Matilda | Roald Dahl
The Witches | Roald Dah
The Westing Game | Ellen Raskin
The Babysitter’s Club | Ann M. Martin
Confessions of...2023-10-2051 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Kids, Mystery & FantasyMari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo by Adrianna CuevasPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/653647to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo
Author: Adrianna Cuevas
Narrator: Aida Reluzco
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 18 minutes
Release date: October 3, 2023
Genres: Mystery & Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
From Pura Belpré Honor–winning author Adrianna Cuevas comes Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo, a new middle grade novel about a young Cuban American girl who must fight to break a curse of bad luck set upon her by El Cocodrilo when she rejects her family’s traditions. If Mari Feijoo could, she would turn her family’s Peak Cubanity down a...2023-10-035h 18
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Kids, Mystery & FantasyMari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo by Adrianna CuevasPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/653647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo Author: Adrianna Cuevas Narrator: Aida Reluzco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Mystery & Fantasy Publisher's Summary: From Pura Belpré Honor–winning author Adrianna Cuevas comes Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo, a new middle grade novel about a young Cuban American girl who must fight to break a curse of bad luck set upon her by El Cocodrilo when she rejects her family’s traditions. If Mari Feijoo could, she would turn her family’s Peak Cubanit...2023-10-0305 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Kids, Mystery & FantasyThe Ghosts of Rancho Espanto by Adrianna CuevasPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto Author: Adrianna Cuevas Narrator: Anthony Rey Perez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Mystery & Fantasy Publisher's Summary: Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite role-playing game, than face his father’s increasing restrictions and his mother’s fading presence. But when Rafa and his friends decide to take the game out into the real world and steal their school cafeteria's slushie machine, his dad concocts a punishment Rafa never could’ve imagined?a month...2023-04-0403 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Kids, Mystery & FantasyThe Ghosts of Rancho Espanto by Adrianna CuevasPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645442to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
Author: Adrianna Cuevas
Narrator: Anthony Rey Perez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 29 minutes
Release date: April 4, 2023
Genres: Mystery & Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite role-playing game, than face his father’s increasing restrictions and his mother’s fading presence. But when Rafa and his friends decide to take the game out into the real world and steal their school cafeteria's slushie machine, his dad concocts a punishment Rafa never could’ve imagined?a month workin...2023-04-045h 29
North Liberty LibraryNext Reads: "Evangeline Of The Bayou"This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from Evangeline of the Bayou by Jan Eldredge. Read-alikes include:
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega2022-12-1617 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore[Spanish] - El eclipse total de Néstor López by Adrianna CuevasPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/603257to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [Spanish] - El eclipse total de Néstor López
Author: Adrianna Cuevas
Narrator: Zac Aleman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
Release date: October 18, 2022
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
'Después de que el papá de Néstor se marcha a otra misión, el muchacho y su mamá se mudan a un nuevo pueblo a vivir con su abuela. Néstor planea pasar desapercibido, y de ninguna manera quiere que nadie sepa su secreto más profundo: que puede hablar con los animales. Pero cuando los animales...2022-10-186h 03
Kids Ask Authors podcastWhy didn’t you put chapter titles in your book? with Adrianna CuevasAuthors Adrianna Cuevas and Grace Lin answer the question Why didn’t you put chapter titles in your book? and kid reviewer Carter reviews The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, by Adrianna Cuevas.2022-10-1711 min
Las Musas PodcastBook Talk: Summer ReadsIn this episode of the Las Musas Podcast, Terry Catasús Jennings joins Ana Siqueira, Maria José Fitzgerald, Cindy Rodriguez, and Vanessa Torres to talk about their favorite summer book recommendations for swaying in a hammock or just trying to escape the heat. From heart-warming picture books about communities coming together to scuba adventures to fun romances, they've got you covered.
If you enjoyed this episode or plan on using the resources provided, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!
Buy Terry Catasús Jennings Picture Book The Little House of Hope...2022-07-1250 min
Las Musas PodcastDebut Spotlight: S. A. RodriguezOn this episode of the Las Musas Podcast, Adrianna Cuevas interviews debut middle grade author, S. A. Rodriguez, about her exciting new book, Treasure Tracks, coming out today, June 28th, 2022! In this fun and inspiring conversation, they share their favorite Florida shark stories, their love of the Florida keys, S.A. Rodriguez's journey from marketing to publishing, and the close family bonds that brought this book together.
If you enjoyed this episode or plan on using the resources provided, please consider buying a book (or a few) to say thanks!
Buy S.A Rodriguez's debut mi...2022-06-2836 min
Teen G.E.N. TalksMiddle-Grade Novel Author Adrianna Cuevas! | TGT Ep.#73In this week's episode, Melissa and Desiree interview special guest Adrianna Cuevas, author and former ESL teacher. Adrianna shares how her passion to become an author started in fourth grade due to her teacher, and the path it took for her to gain the courage to share her stories with the world. Listen in to hear how her experience as a teacher, family and culture influenced her stories and characters as an author.2022-06-2526 min
The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Podcast¡QUÉ CÓMICOS!: HUMOR IN CHAPTER BOOKS AND MIDDLE GRADEKids love a character who makes them laugh! Meet authors whose books not only inspire, but entertain. Join our middle grade authors as they reveal how they tickle readers’ funny bones, discuss the power of humor to connect people, and explore how having fun goes with finding your power. With Terry Catasús Jennings (ALL FOR ONE), Adrianna Cuevas (THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF NESTOR LOPEZ), Donna Barba Higuera (LUPE WONG WON’T DANCE), and Nina Moreno (JOIN THE CLUB, MAGGIE DIAZ) Moderated by Loriel Ryon.2022-01-3147 min
TLA's Libraries Transform Texas PodcastHispanic Heritage Month Author Interview with Adrianna CuevasToday on the Libraries Transform Texas podcast series (episode 2, season 2) we interview Texas author Adrianna Cuevas. Cuevas is a first-generation Cuban-American originally from Miami, Florida whose middle grade debut novel "The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez" received a Pura Belpre Honor this last year. In the last month, her new novel "Cuba in My Pocket" just released, a semi-biographical journey of her own father's immigration from Cuba to Florida during the 1960s Castro regime. Librarian Cate Sweeney talks with Cuevas about everything from Cuban cooking to magical realism and what it is like to go from living in a...2021-09-2924 min
Transform Your Commute Into a Captivating Journey With Free AudiobookCuba in My Pocket Audiobook by Adrianna CuevasListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 558310
Title: Cuba in My Pocket
Author: Adrianna Cuevas
Narrator: Anthony Rey Perez
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:40:47
Language: English
Release date: 09-21-21
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family, Historical
Summary:
When the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 solidifies Castros power in Cuba, twelve-year-old Cumbas family makes the difficult decision to send him to Florida alone. Faced with the prospect of living in another country by himself, he tries to remember the sound of his fathers clarinet, the smell of his mothers lavender perfume. Life in...2021-09-215h 40
Queries, Qualms, & QuirksMiddle Grade Author Adrianna Cuevas and the Successful Conference PitchMiddle Grade author Adrianna Cuevas joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss writing for a specific audience, the kindness of other writers, making massive revisions, writing with the television on, and fear of not being good enough. ✦
Adrianna Cuevas is the author of the Pura Belpre honor book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez and the upcoming Cuba in My Pocket. She is a first-generation Cuban-American originally from Miami, Florida. A former Spanish and ESOL teacher, Adrianna currently resides in Austin, Texas with her husband and son. ✦
Adrianna: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Amazon | Bookshop: The Total Ec...2021-08-1245 min
The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival PodcastHopefully Ever After! Stories of Joy and Dreams in Latinx Middle Grade NovelsMiddle grade authors Emma Otheguy (A SLED FOR GABO) Chantel Acevedo (MUSE SQUAD), Reina Luz Alegre (THE DREAM WEAVER), Adrianna Cuevas (THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF NESTOR LOPEZ) and Donna Barba Higuera (LUPE WONG WON’T DANCE) talk about happiness and hope in Latinx middle grade novels. Fun with friends, special family moments and first crushes! Mischief, magic and more! Join them in finding joy in all the awkwardness of middle school.
Moderator: Emma Otheguy is the author of the picture books Martí’s Song for Freedom and A Sled for Gabo, the middle-grade novel Silver Meadows and The M...2020-12-1850 min
AWM Author TalksEpisode 18: Adrianna CuevasThis week, AWM Assistant Director of Programming and Education, Sonal Shukla, chats with Adrianna Cuevas, debut author of the middle grade fantasy novel The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez.We hope you enjoy entering the mind of a writer. Find more episodes here.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS“I pretty much live in my own head most of the time, so surrounding myself with my imagination and writing helps me get it all out.”“It was my way to honor my family and my history, especially as someone who’s first-generation. When my family left Cub...2020-09-2837 min
Experience Literature in a New Way, Full Audiobook Brighten Your DayTotal Eclipse of Nestor Lopez Audiobook by Adrianna CuevasListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 429175
Title: Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
Author: Adrianna Cuevas
Narrator: Anthony Rey Perez
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:33:00
Language: English
Release date: 07-21-20
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Genres: Kids, General, Fairy Tales & Folklore
Summary:
All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his dad.
When he and his mother move to a new town to live with his grandmother after his dads latest deployment, Nestor plans to lay low. He definitely doesnt want anyone to find out...2020-07-214h 33
Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Kids, Fairy Tales & FolkloreThe Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna CuevasPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/429175to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
Author: Adrianna Cuevas
Narrator: Anthony Rey Perez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 33 minutes
Release date: July 21, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his dad. When he and his mother move to a new town to live with his grandmother after his dad’s latest deployment, Nestor plans to lay low. He definitely do...2020-07-214h 33
Books Between Podcast#65 - #HappyPottermas Part 3: HarryPotterPaloozaIntro Hi everyone! And welcome to Books Between - a podcast for educators, parents and everyone who loves middle grade books! I’m your host, Corrina Allen - a mom of two tween girls, a 5th grade teacher in Central New York, and currently enjoying those magical days between Christmas and New Years when you have no idea what day it is and you spend half your time in your pajamas reading…..ahhhh….. I believe in the power of books - especially fantasy books - to help you mull...2018-12-302h 05