Summary: AQU� / HERE (siempre aqu� - always here) is a bilingual geo-natural visual sci-fi set in the Occoneechee territory, the founding site of Durham, NC. It is a time travel that shows: the disappearance of the buffalo and the indigenous peoples, the rise of tobacco and slavery, the arrival/emergence of aliens, and urban growth. The persecution of the arrived led them to awaken (like the cicadas), which pushed the new natives to continue their expansion -Up Thus, giving a break for life to return.

Recommended Age: 10-up

Resumen: AQU� / HERE (siempre aqu� - always here) es un biling�e sci-fi visual de tipo geo-natural que sucede en el territorio Occoneechee, donde se fund� Durham, NC. Es un viaje en el tiempo que muestra; la desaparici�n del b�falo y los pueblos ind�genas, el auge del tabaco y la esclavitud, la llegada/emergencia de alien�genas, y el crecimiento urbano. La persecuci�n a los llegados los llev� a despertar (como las cigarras). Eso empuj� a los nuevos nativos a continuar su expansi�n, arriba; dando as� un respiro para que regresara la vida.

Edad recomendada: 10-m�s

BISAC Heading Suggestions:

JUV000000 JUVENILE FICTION / General

JUV008140 JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Science Fiction

JUV016110 JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / General

JUV030060 JUVENILE FICTION / Places / United States

JUV029000 JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General

JUV039250 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration

JUV053000 JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / General

JUV053010 JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / Alien Contact

JUV039290 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Activism & Social Justice

JUV001000 JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General

JUV001010 JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories

JUV002000 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General

JUV047000 JUVENILE FICTION / Books & Libraries

JUV008000 JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General

JUV008040 JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Action & Adventure

JUV008150 JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / African American & Black

JUV008200 JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Hispanic & Latino

JUV008090 JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical

JUV008210 JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Indigenous

JUV008170 JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Native American

JUV016070 JUVENILE FICTION / Historical

JUV074000 JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural

JUV011030 JUVENILE FICTION / Hispanic & Latino

LC Subject Heading Suggestions:

Picture Books

Children's fiction; Juvenile fiction; Juvenile stories

Communities - Juvenile Fiction

Spanish Language Materials

About the Authors

Alegria Rojas-Patino is a 13-year-old Durhamite (of Colombian ancestry) and a student at Phillips Middle School. She loves to collect rocks, shells, and feathers while looking after nature's wonders. She also likes to read, travel, draw, and paint. She lives in Chapel Hill, NC, with her brother Joel and her parents, Dalia and Miguel. She speaks only Spanish at home!Alegr�a Rojas-Patino es una Durhamita (de la ciudad de Durham de ascendencia colombiana) de 13 a�os y estudiante de la escuela secundaria Phillips. Le encanta coleccionar rocas, conchas y plumas mientras cuida las maravillas de la naturaleza. Tambi�n le gusta leer, viajar, dibujar y pintar. Vive en Chapel Hill, Carolina del Norte, con su hermano Joel y sus padres, Dalia y Miguel. �En casa s�lo habla espa�ol!

Miguel Rojas Sotelo is a scholar, author, and visual artist working on environmental justice issues and Indigenous cultural sovereignty. He was born in Colombia, Bogot�, and grew up in the mountains of Ubaque, Cundinamarca. He migrated to the U.S. in 2001 and recently became a citizen. He lives with his wife, Dalia, and his children, Joel and Alegr�a, between Durham and Chapel Hill, NC.Miguel Rojas Sotelo es un acad�mico, autor y artista visual que trabaja en temas de justicia ambiental y soberan�a cultural ind�gena. Naci� en Colombia, Bogot�, y creci� en las monta�as de Ubaque, Cundinamarca. Emigr� a los Estados Unidos en 2001 y recientemente obtuvo la ciudadan�a. Vive con su esposa, Dalia, y sus hijos, Joel y Alegr�a, entre Durham y Chapel Hill, Carolina del Norte.

Rafael A. Osuba (1967) Osuba is a visual artist, cultural producer and storyteller. He loves to share memories and stories of his beloved Puerto Rico. As a child he lived in the neighborhood "La Mineral" in Mayag�ez, Puerto Rico and he says they are his best childhood memories. His stories are often drawn from his lived experiences and this story, he says, is inspired by one of those defining moments.He is the founder and artistic director of The El Quixote Festival an annual international literary festival that honors the Spanish writer and literary giant Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra and the 400 years of "Don Quixote", two books that changed his life, a dream that he realized in 2015. Osuba has three adult children, Raffi, Gabbi and Leilani. He lives in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, best friend and muse Michelle.

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