La Vampirata

by Mira Canion

Deep in the dense Colombian jungle a mysterious emerald has been plundered by an odd band of backstabbing pirates. An unlikely character, Sara Gomez, is thrust into the action. With fang-like teeth and inexplicable nocturnal walks, she is no longer safe in her vampire-frenzied community. But alas, in 1741 the high seas are just as dangerous as lingering with landlubbers. An easy Spanish reader containing just 240 new vocabulary words and many English-Spanish cognates, this book belongs to the genre of Language Learner Literature.

Genres: Spanish Literature, Adventure

64 pages, Paperback

First published June 6, 2011

Reviews

[Aven]

Love how Sara just wanted everyone to shut up. Iconic honestly.

[Morgan Lindsay]

As a student reading this book for a Spanish class, I felt that it was easy to understand while also being challenging enough to help me increase my Spanish-reading abilities. I really appreciated the use of multiple tenses in this book. The glossary in the back of the book was helpful, but there were words that I wish had been also included. There were a few plot holes, and unrealistic plot points, but all in all, this was an excellent read for a student learning Spanish!

[Kerry]

It's a cheesy tale about a girl who is a vampire/pirate on an adventure, but it was a good way to practice my Spanish.

[⚡️Samantha⚡️]

This book gave me wonderful practice in reading and getting more familiar with Spanish past tense verbs, however, the plot of the story wasn't all that interesting. Nevertheless, I got the practice I needed!

[Bookluvr7]

Seeing as this was the first book I read in Spanish by myself. I would say I got a good 70% of what happened in the book. It was quite interesting, and very friendly toward people who haven’t read a lot of Spanish books with a glossary in the book. 3/5 stars.

[Rebecca]

Suspenseful but still fairly easy to get through. My 2s should be able to handle this after we finish Sueños de la Isla.

[Ramos Anthony]

Taught me many new spanish vocabulary words! I recommend this book for spanish students proficient in spanish.

[Harlee]

Meh. Read for Spanish class, so.

[Delanie Dooms]

Leí para mi clase de Españaol en la escuela secundaria.

[Addie]

Wow her uncle sucks

[Linda]

2.5 stars
Early intermediate Spanish reader
Amusing, but it does wrap up with a message about accepting oneself.

[Jamison]

estaba bien pero un poco simple para mi nivel :( me encanta la idea de ser una vampirata

[Gary Paulson]

The story was much harder to follow than the 'Poor Ana' series.
Even though the book advertises 'just 250' new vocabulary words, the book is almost 1/2 pictures so those 250 words are a large portion of the book. I also wonder how 'new' is defined
since we have no idea what words are considered 'old' vocabulary.

[Taylor Lucas]

The plot was kinda awful. Main message is to trust all strangers. Sara was rude and I honestly don't blame the people from her home town for disliking her. She stole from her mother and back stabbed her uncle.

[Susan]

Good vehicle for learning to read Spanish.