Alebrijes

Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera

Text from the back cover:

For four hundred years, Earth has been a barren wasteland.  The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the city of Pocatel - or go it alone in the wilderness beyond.  Thirteen-year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gavi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel.  When Gabi is caught stealing fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leandro takes the fall.  But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined - far from a simple banishment, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own.  Beyond the walls of Pocatel lie other alebrijes like Leandro who seek a better world - as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth.

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Ms. Sharp's quick review:  Alebrijes in this novel have a very different purpose!