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El Piñatero - The Legend of Simon Alejandro De La Peña by [Rey Barrera, Scott Harshbarger]

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Simon-Alejandro dreamed big about small things. Since his twelfth birthday, he has wanted nothing more than to become a professional piñata puller.

Now he’s eighteen and is realizing that no one wants to pay for his piñata-pulling services. But when he is approached by a mysterious stranger, Simon is invited to join an underground piñata-fighting league that meets in secret while the rest of the city sleeps. Before he can hope to become the league’s champion, Simon must learn how to balance his new secret life with his small family.

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10 - 18 years
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279 pages
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English
Grade level

4 - 12
Publication date

January 24, 2023
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BT23VBNV
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 24, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3345 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 279 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0BSJ9MBC5

Best Sellers Rank: #2,838,432 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,690 in Children's Folk Tales & Myth Collections
- #3,039 in Hispanic American Literature
- #6,887 in Hispanic American Literature & Fiction

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Rey grew up in the South Texas town of Corpus Christi. His love of writing came from reading books well into the night and eventually dreaming of coming up with his own worlds and characters.

While in high school, Rey read a quote from Mark Twain, in which he referred to Tom and Huck as “his boys”. The notion that Twain had brought these characters to life, to the point of referring to them as his children, was a concept that Rey had never considered. And that notion brought so much meaning to everything he wrote – even short, seeminlgy insignificant, stories that no one would ever read. With El Piñatero, Rey hopes to blend the fictional world of piñata fighting with some real family experiences.

Rey makes his home in Texas, with his wife, Asored, his son, Simon and their cat, Albus Neko Potimus Prime of the Fifth Age of the Dragon Crown (or Neko for short).

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kckburn

Great Entertaining read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 13, 2023

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I grew up in south Texas and this book really brought back so many memories of my childhood. We spent many weekends with our extended family all together and the Hispanic traditions of getting together in the backyard and celebrating everything with a piñata. Now I wonder if my uncle Ruben was a Pinatero. Great read and very exciting. Has inspired me to bring the piñata back to our parties. A special thank you to the surgery for that.

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Jose Fuentes

The Start of Something Special.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 11, 2023

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It is without a doubt the definition of a sleeper hit. Finally presenting such a cultural norm in the Hispanic community in such a fantastic manner, El Piňatero meets its objective. Taking the reader inside such a specific subculture, this book delivers on all sides. The main character's arc, the precise development of secondary characters and the simple, yet many times overlooked life lesson to learn, combine to make El Piňatero a great read.
Being Hispanic myself, it definitely communicates the understated fine line of defining one self as an immigrant to the US. Does one fight and preserve the family's past and honor or does one choose to assimilate to survive simultaneously going against their native culture?

The author is able to explore both sides in a very touching and humorous manner. The main character's journey is empathetic to anyone struggling to define his/her owns self worth.

One of the best reads of 2023. Certainly seems the author ass set this book up for possible prequels and sequels. Can not recommend enough.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 7, 2023

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Epic, creative, fun, and culturally significant book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 4, 2023

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They are few books that capture the Mexican experience as children. This book brings back wonderful memories of my childhood and the piñata’s. That were celebrated. Thanks Ray well done.

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