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This 19th-century mash-up of magical steampunk and Frankenstein is rich. -- School Library Journal

"""This 19th-century mash-up of magical steampunk and Frankenstein is rich."" -- School Library Journal "" A fascinating blend of magic and culture."" -- Booklist ""A fast-paced genre mashup sure to find a cult following."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""¡Con hermosas ilustraciones llenas de acción y una prosa evocadora que invita a la reflexión, Curandera Mecánica ofrece una aventura mágica que todos deben leer!"" -- Guadalupe García McCall, ganadora del premio al autor Pura Belpré ""Curandera Mecánica es un sueño febril de steampunk y de manga, nacido de pesadillas prometeicas y leyendas mexicanas. ¡ESTÁ VIVO y es un éxito!"" -- John Picacio, artista ganador del premio Hugo ""Más que steampunk en el viejo oeste, este es el futurismo latino en su forma más sublime y épica."" -- Frederick Luis Aldama, distinguido profesor universitario y autor galardonado de más de 40 libros, incluyendo Las aventuras del Chupacabra Charlie y Latinx Superheroes of Mainstream Comics ""A blend of tradition and history combined with steampunk-esque technology lend a new twist to this traditional story about resistance against imperialism in the homeland."" -- School Library Connection ""This visually stunning graphic novel delivers on all fronts."" -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Eisner Awards, Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Great Graphic Novels for Teens, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)"

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David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas, where he teaches literature and Nahuatl at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley. Among his forty published books are the multiple-award-winning They Call Me Güero, The Prince & the Coyote, and Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico, as well as the series Garza Twins, 13th Street, and Clockwork Curandera. He is the current president of the Texas Institute of Letters. Stacey Robinson is an assistant professor of graphic design at the University of Illinois and an Arthur Schomburg Fellow with an MFA from the University at Buffalo. As part of the team ""Black Kirby,"" he works with fellow artist John Jennings to create graphic novels, gallery exhibitions, and lectures that deconstruct the work of comic book legend Jack Kirby into re-imagined Black resistance spaces inspired by hip-hop, religion, the arts, and sciences. Robinson lives in Illinois and can be found on Twitter (@ProfSARobinson) and Instagram (@StaceyARobinson). Damian Duffy is a cartoonist, scholar, writer, curator, lecturer, teacher, and a Glyph Comics, Eisner Comics, and Bram Stoker Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novelist. He holds a MS and PhD in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he teaches courses on computers & culture, and social media & global change. Find him online at damianduffy.net and on Instagram at @DamianD2Duffy.

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