The Last Cuentista is a science fiction novel set on Earth (kind of). The main character is a girl named Petra Penã. In the start of the book Halley’s comet is heading towards Earth. The impact would be big enough to wipe out Earth, so the government makes multiple humongous ships that will transport all of the important government officials, scientists, a sapling from the tree Hyperion, and other important people to a planet called Sagan. Everyone is put in gel and put to sleep. A few hundred years later Petra wakes up and realizes everyone but her has been reprogrammed. Can she find her family and escape? Find out in The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera. 

After reading The Last Cuentista our teacher told us to write about our Ideal World. Mine is planet Nojiti and it is a planet paradise. It has features similar to earth but it has lots of peaceful plants and animals. It has crystal clear water and many diverse ecosystems that are very important for the life of the planet. Nojiti is a peaceful planet that has vast oceans and big forests. There are many sailboats to sail on and to relax on. All animals are very nice and will come up to you. The animals are also telepathic and can understand any language. The plants produce fruits and berries and none will harm you. The plants also suck up any pollution that gets into the atmosphere. That is the basics of planet Nojiti. 

After all of that, we made handmade books with our local artist Peg Gignoux. She taught us how to aku ink print, collage, fold, and put on covers. The covers were made of hard pink foam (ish) stuff and the pages were made of watercolor paper and were painted. 

In conclusion this was a very fun series of projects. I highly recommend The Last Cuentista and looking into Peg’s other work. Thank you for reading!