The Legend of Aguila Azul
“This is an outstanding chapter book for children of many ages. I was part of a test reading author Paul Barile did with a Park District day camp group and the kids simply loved everything about the book.
Not only did they love the protagonist, who embodies so many virtues, they were taken with the wrestling. But most of all, they absolutely seized on the lessons of right and wrong demonstrated in the book. They immediately got how Aguila Azul was good and demonstrated characteristics they admired, but they absolutely hated the villains and wanted to point out every way in which they cheated and represented bad characteristics.
The kids — both boys and girls — were so excited to read the book, and wanted to learn much more about the world of the Luchadores.”
Enter the world of the luchadores…
The first story in the Lucha Legends series by Paul Barile with illustrations by Julio A. Guerra.
“All Gervasio Garcia wanted his whole life was to be a luchador like the great luchadores he read about as a kid growing up in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. He wanted to wear a mask and fly high over the heads of adoring fans as he vanquished the villains—the ones he called rudos—and outsmarted their cheating ways.”
Enter the magical world of the Lucha Legends. Discover the sounds of matracas and cheering of the crowd, the smells of churros and sweat and all of the sensations of a night of lucha libre where dragonflies wrestle cats and the tecnicos do battle with the rudos. The Legend of Aguila Azul is the first in the classic Lucha Legends series. Ideal for children of all ages and anyone who loves the long tradition and rich pageantry of Lucha Libre.