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When Alexander Cold's mother falls ill, the fifteen-year-old is sent to stay with his eccentric grandmother in New York. A tough and prickly magazine reporter, Kate Cold takes Alex along with her on an expedition to the Amazon to verify the existence of the fierce, gigantic, legendary creature known as the Beast. Joining them on their adventure are a celebrated anthropologist; a local guide and his daughter, Nadia; a doctor; and a local entrepreneur. But not everyone's intentions are pure--and dangerous discoveries await Alex and Nadia as they embark, with the aid of a jungle shaman, on an epic journey into the realm of the mythical Beasts of the Amazon. City of the Beasts is the first book in an extraordinary trilogy by Isabel Allende, one of the world's most acclaimed authors.
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City of the beasts, Isabel Allende
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- Released
- 2002
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- Title
- City of the beasts
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Isabel Allende
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN10
- 0007146353
- ISBN13
- 9780007146352
- Tags
- Fiction, Children's Books, Fantasy, Adventure, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy, Environmental Themes, Teens, Spanish Literature, Children's Fantasy, Middle Grade, Magical Realism, Native Americans, Monsters, Cancer, Tumors, Latin American Literature, South America, Grandmother, Expeditions and Voyages, Amazon, Amazon River, Rainforests, Chilean Literature, Rainforest Novel
- First published
- 2002
- Original title
- La Ciudad de las Bestias
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- When Alexander Cold's mother falls ill, the fifteen-year-old is sent to stay with his eccentric grandmother in New York. A tough and prickly magazine reporter, Kate Cold takes Alex along with her on an expedition to the Amazon to verify the existence of the fierce, gigantic, legendary creature known as the Beast. Joining them on their adventure are a celebrated anthropologist; a local guide and his daughter, Nadia; a doctor; and a local entrepreneur. But not everyone's intentions are pure--and dangerous discoveries await Alex and Nadia as they embark, with the aid of a jungle shaman, on an epic journey into the realm of the mythical Beasts of the Amazon. City of the Beasts is the first book in an extraordinary trilogy by Isabel Allende, one of the world's most acclaimed authors.