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Maximilian & the Curse of the Fallen Angel

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by Xavier Garza
Xavier Garza
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Maximilian & the Curse of the Fallen Angel is the fourth book in Xavier Garza's award-winning series Max's Lucha Libre Adventures. Fourteen-year-old Max struggles with the biggest heartbreak of his life—his hero just announced his last match ever as the king of lucha libre!

Maximilian & la madición del Ángel Cáido es el cuarto libro de la galardonada serie Max's Lucha Libre Adventures por Xavier Garza. Max batalla con la peor tragedia de su vida: ¡su héroe acaba de anunciar su ultima pelea como el rey de la lucha libre!

It's the end of an era! Max's uncle —legendary luchador, the Guardian Angel— is getting married and walking away from wrestling! Max was set on taking over the wrestling role, but not so soon. He's just fourteen! To make matters worse, his uncle chose a wild new wrestler for his last match, the Fallen Angel. If the villain wins, will the legend of the Guardian Angel die before Max is ready to put on the mask?

¡Es el fin de una era! El tío de Max —el legendario luchador, el Ángel de la Guarda— se va a casar, ¡y retirarse de la lucha libre! Max quería ser la siguiente persona a asumir el papel del héroe enmascarado, pero no tan pronto. ¡Solo tiene catorce años! Y para colmo, su tío escogió un nuevo luchador temerario para su ultima pelea, el Ángel Caído. ¿Si gana el villano morirá la leyenda del Ángel de la Guarda antes de que Max esté listo para ponerse la mascara?

Catch up on the Max's Lucha Libre Adventures adventures series:

1—Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel / Maximilian y el misterio del Ángel de la Guarda

2—Maximilian and the Bingo Rematch / Maximilian y la revancha de bingo

3—Maximilian and the Lucha Libre Club / Maximilian y el club de Lucha Libre

Check out the other titles in this series:

MAXIMILIAN & THE MYSTERY OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL 

  •  MAXIMILIAN & THE BINGO REMATCH 
  •  MAXIMILIAN & THE LUCHA LIBRE CLUB 
  •  MAXIMILIAN & THE CURSE OF THE FALLEN ANGEL

    • Creators

    • Series

      Max's Lucha Libre Adventures

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      January 17, 2020

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9781947627321

    • Languages

      • English
      • Spanish; Castilian

    • Reviews

      • Booklist

        November 1, 2019
        Grades 3-6 The fourth installment in Garza's lucha libre series finds Max facing major changes and struggling to adjust. Having a famous luchador in your family has its perks, like flying out to Mexico City to be an extra in the new Guardian Angel film, and one-on-one training sessions, which, Max is certain, will lead to one day inheriting Tio Rodolfo's mask and lucha persona. Unbeknownst to Max, Tio Rodolfo has big plans of his own, including announcing his engagement to Maya Escobedo (formerly the luchadora Silver Star) and retirement from the ring. Through Max's struggle to handle his hero's news, Garza reflects on the often-outsize expectations we heap onto our heroes, and the personal sacrifices they make to become athletes and entertainers. The steadily paced narrative, accented by offbeat characters and moments of sincerity and growth, resembles a tender family sitcom. The culminating scene sets up an exciting future rivalry and will keep fans anxiously waiting to read how it will play out. Spanish and English text are given equal importance and appear side by side.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)

      • The Horn Book

        March 1, 2020
        This fourth series entry is another entertainingly pulpy, action-packed lucha libre�? themed tale. Here, Max and his extended family are in Mexico City appearing as extras in Tio Rodolfo's latest film. Rodolfo has led a long and illustrious career as the Guardian Angel, lucha libre's beloved masked hero, but having found love (with a lucha libra champion, naturally), he's ready to retire. Max sets his sights on taking over as the new Guardian Angel, but so do a host of others: friends, foes, and family. Juicy subplots worthy of the best telenovelas are related with Tex-Mex linguistic flare, keeping the pace fast and the twists fresh. Garza attends to quirky idiosyncrasies of Max's family, affirming the lore, performance, and drama at the heart of lucha libre culture. Inky black-and-white images amusingly illustrate each chapter. Expert Spanish translation on facing pages lends symmetry and balance to the story for Spanish or dual-language readers. Lettycia Terrones

        (Copyright 2020 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    Formats

    • OverDrive Read

    subjects

    Languages

    • English
    • Spanish; Castilian

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