Blancaflor, The Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America author-Rebecca Behrens In six weeks

In six weeks

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the boy knows something isn’t right

but sometimes even love isn't powerful enough to overcome unspeakable cruelty

Blancaflor, The Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America author-Rebecca Behrens In six weeksA damsel to the rescue! A Childrens Book about finally being seen. Blancaflor, a superb graphic storytelling of a classic Latin American folktale, showcases the invisible labor of women and the contributions of Indigenous cultures. Raised by a mean ogre of a father who eats his opponents for dinner, Blancaflor is often told not to show off her own considerable powers for fear of scaring off suitors. When a prince falls from the sky and wakes up in her