The Lightning Queen [Written by Laura Resau]

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/244960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lightning Queen Author: Laura Resau Narrator: Christian Barillas, Thom Rivera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 27, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A stunningly rendered mystical novel, set in the remote mountains of Mexico in the 1950s, illuminates the power of an unlikely friendship that blends cultures, magic, and possibilities. Nothing exciting happens on the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico in the 1950s. There's no electricity, no plumbing, no cars, just day after day of pasturing goats. And now, without his sister and mother, eleven-year-old Teo's life feels even more barren. And then one day, the mysterious young Esma, who calls herself the Gypsy Queen of Lightning, rolls into town like a fresh burst of color. Against all odds, her caravan's Mistress of Destiny predicts that Teo and Esma will be longtime friends. Suddenly, life brims with possibility. With the help of a rescued duck, a three-legged skunk, a blind goat, and other allies, Teo and Esma must overcome obstacles-even death-to fulfill their impossible destiny. Inspired by true stories derived from rural Mexico, The Lightning Queen offers a glimpse of the encounter between two fascinating but marginalized cultures--the Rom and the Mixtec Indians--while telling the heart-warming story of an unlikely friendship that spans gener