Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paola Santiago and the River of Tears | 2020 | Tehlor Kay Mejia | Buy |
| 2 | Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares | 2021 | Tehlor Kay Mejia | Buy |
| 3 | Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows | 2022 | Tehlor Kay Mejia | Buy |
The Paola Santiago series is a middle grade fantasy trilogy by Tehlor Kay Mejia. The first book, Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (2020), follows a young Latina girl who discovers that the legends her mother told her about La Llorona are real. The series continued with The Forest of Nightmares (2021) and The Sanctuary of Shadows (2022).
The trilogy brings Mexican folklore into the middle grade fantasy genre, with Paola confronting supernatural threats drawn from Latin American legends. The series was developed as a Rick Riordan Presents title, which helped it reach a wide readership.