Fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Paola Santiago and the River
of Tears, and Disney's Encanto will be captivated by this fantastical
novel about a girl who must learn to trust her ancestral powers when she
comes face-to-face with the Mexican legend La Lechuza.
Omega Morales's family has been practicing magic for centuries in Noche
Buena. But over the years, the town's reputation for the supernatural is
no longer one the people carry with pride. So Omega's family keeps to
themselves, and in private, they're Empaths--diviners who can read and
manipulate the emotions of people and objects around them. But Omega's
powers don't quite work, and it leaves her feeling like an outsider in
her own family.
When a witch with the power to transform herself into an owl--known in
Mexican folklore as La Lechuza--shows up unannounced, Omega, her best
friend Clau (who happens to be a ghost), and her cousin Carlitos must
conduct a séance under a full moon in order to unravel the mystery of
the legend.
Suddenly Omega's magic begins to change, and the key to understanding
her powers is more complicated than she thought. Omega will have to
decide what's more important--trusting the instincts of others or
learning to trust in herself.