Lola's father is hardly ever at home because of his job, and is somewhat alienated from his children. During a heavy downpour, he finds shelter in a shop with Aztec artefacts, where he buys a present for his daughter's birthday. Lola doesn't really like the statue she's been given, but puts it in her room anyway. There, the statue starts to feel like a living presence, and, even weirder, it looks like the statue changes in size and posture. It even seems to come alive! Strange things happen in and around the house, and the lives of Lola, her little brother, her father and her dog are in danger...

Specifications

• 300 unique words
• 64 pages of text
• written in present tense, and past tense when needed

Information for teachers

The story is a little scary, so take care with students who are easily frightened.

Cultural aspects in the book are:

- the Aztecs
- food
- family relations
- the weather in Mexico

Maris Hawkins wrote a review on her use of this book in her classes: https://marishawkins.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/review-la-estatua-by-jeremy-jordan/

Would you like to order a class set? We will give you a 10% discount on 25 or more copies of the same title. Please, order the novels via e-mail. Due to relatively small stock numbers, please allow 2-3 weeks for your order.

*All books and novels are copyright protected, which means that copying this book for use in your classroom is not permitted.