SOLIMAR The Sword of Monarchs

Narrator Franchesca Agramonte's upbeat rhythm gives a fairy-tale feel to a story of family, duty, and following your heart. Solimar's quinceañera will soon make her a fully fledged princess of the 12 kingdoms of Mexico, but will it give her the power to lead her people? When she visits the monarch butterflies in the forest, she is made the protector of the ones that struggle on their migration. She also encounters a curse that endangers her kingdom and a blessing that gives her the power to save it. Agramonte shines in the lively chemistry she gives character exchanges, especially between Solimar and an inventive son of pomegranate farmers who guides her on an action-packed river voyage. S.T.C. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2022]