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4707980Roxy and Cocohttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/roxy-and-coco-9781959000075/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4340465/image.jpg?v=638446670277170000306426MXNWest Virginia University PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>Roxy and Coco, sisters and glamorous harpies (mythical bird women), work to save the world by stopping child abuse, while also trying to evade capture. For readers of Neil Gaiman and Karen Russell.</p><p>[A] wry and rambunctious fable.The book offers brief and staggered visions of family, in all its complex permutations. Here, flocks settle into wonderfully unlikely formations. Its possible that the most dangerous thing for anyone, harpy or human, is the decision to fly alone.<br /> Hilary Leichter, <em>New York Times Book Review</em></p><p>Sisters Roxy and Coco are two glamorous harpiesmythical bird womenattempting to outrun extinction and fix the planet by preventing child abuse, one child at a time.</p><p>When Roxy is suddenly attracted to her human supervisor at a social work agency a hundred years too early, Coco is very suspicious. Luring Roxy with his scent, Tim is also on the payroll of a fake conservationist intent on her less-than-legal collection. Coco swoops in to vet Tim, but Interpol is hot on her trail for a series of curious homicides. (Surveillance has a very hard time convincing his boss of what hes monitoring.) When the sisters find themselves trapped, Chris, a bipolar skateboarding truant, tries his best to rescue them but its Stewie, Cocos colleague, who turns the story inside out. <em>Roxy and Coco</em> climaxes at a gala of egg fanciers who scramble to escape the harpies talons.</p><p>Action figureworthy, for readers of Neil Gaiman and Karen Russell, this modern take on these fabled women touches on mental illness, racism, animal rights, and the rights of children.</p>...4437214Roxy and Coco306426https://www.gandhi.com.mx/roxy-and-coco-9781959000075/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4340465/image.jpg?v=638446670277170000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781959000075_W3siaWQiOiJhZWVhYWI0ZS1jODVkLTQ1MzktYTU3My02ODBiNmMwZGE4NDkiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjQyNiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjEyMCwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjozMDYsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI1LTA3LTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9781959000075_<p><strong>Roxy and Coco, sisters and glamorous harpies (mythical bird women), work to save the world by stopping child abuse, while also trying to evade capture. For readers of Neil Gaiman and Karen Russell.</strong></p><p>Sisters Roxy and Coco are two glamorous harpiesmythical bird womenattempting to outrun extinction and fix the planet by preventing child abuse, one child at a time.</p><p>When Roxy is suddenly attracted to her human supervisor at a social work agency a hundred years too early, Coco is very suspicious. Luring Roxy with his scent, Tim is also on the payroll of a fake conservationist intent on her less-than-legal collection. Coco swoops in to vet Tim, but Interpol is hot on her trail for a series of curious homicides. (Surveillance has a very hard time convincing his boss of what hes monitoring.) When the sisters find themselves trapped, Chris, a bipolar skateboarding truant, tries his best to rescue them but its Stewie, Cocos colleague, who turns the story inside out. <em>Roxy and Coco</em> climaxes at a gala of egg fanciers who scramble to escape the harpies talons.</p><p>Action figureworthy, for readers of Neil Gaiman and Karen Russell, this modern take on these fabled women touches on mental illness, racism, animal rights, and the rights of children.</p>...(*_*)9781959000075_<p>Roxy and Coco, sisters and glamorous harpies (mythical bird women), work to save the world by stopping child abuse, while also trying to evade capture. For readers of Neil Gaiman and Karen Russell.</p><p>[A] wry and rambunctious fable.The book offers brief and staggered visions of family, in all its complex permutations. Here, flocks settle into wonderfully unlikely formations. Its possible that the most dangerous thing for anyone, harpy or human, is the decision to fly alone.<br /> Hilary Leichter, <em>New York Times Book Review</em></p><p>Sisters Roxy and Coco are two glamorous harpiesmythical bird womenattempting to outrun extinction and fix the planet by preventing child abuse, one child at a time.</p><p>When Roxy is suddenly attracted to her human supervisor at a social work agency a hundred years too early, Coco is very suspicious. Luring Roxy with his scent, Tim is also on the payroll of a fake conservationist intent on her less-than-legal collection. Coco swoops in to vet Tim, but Interpol is hot on her trail for a series of curious homicides. (Surveillance has a very hard time convincing his boss of what hes monitoring.) When the sisters find themselves trapped, Chris, a bipolar skateboarding truant, tries his best to rescue them but its Stewie, Cocos colleague, who turns the story inside out. <em>Roxy and Coco</em> climaxes at a gala of egg fanciers who scramble to escape the harpies talons.</p><p>Action figureworthy, for readers of Neil Gaiman and Karen Russell, this modern take on these fabled women touches on mental illness, racism, animal rights, and the rights of children.</p>...9781959000075_West Virginia University Presslibro_electonico_9781959000075_9781959000075Terese SvobodaInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/uofchicagopress-epub-800b61fb-f2ac-48d1-aa85-fccdc2a53513.epub2024-02-01T00:00:00+00:00West Virginia University Press