DEL TORO MOON

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ACTION ADVENTURE FANTASY CHILDREN'S FAMILY YOUNG ADULT FOLKTALE

Contemporary

Darby Karchut

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Submision Type

book

Logline

A twelve-year-old boy and his family - descendants of Spanish knights and aided by talking Andalusian war horses - must save their friends and their town from a growing horde of supernatural creatures.

Genre

Action,Adventure,Fantasy,Children's,Family,Young Adult,Folktale

Short Summary

On Matt’s first hunt in the Maze, he and his father, Javier Del Toro, are attacked by a pack of werewolf-like creatures. Only the ferocity and speed of their war horses, and his father’s skill with a mace, saves them. In spite of that, Dad has been bitten by one of the skinners.

Setting

modern-day ranch in southern Colorado

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Overcoming Monster/Villain,Internal Journey/Rebirth,Quest

Plot - Other Elements

Coming of Age,Happy Ending

Mature Audience Themes

Information not completed

Main Character Details

Name: Mateo "Matt" Del Toro

Age: 12 years old

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Charming,Clumsy,Aspiring,Empathetic,Engaging,Insecure,Naive,Funny,Masculine

Additional Character Details

Name: Javier Del Toro

Age: 40 years old

Gender: Male

Role: Mentor

Key Traits: Adventurous,Badass,Charming,Confident,Complex,Faithful,Masculine,Sexy,Skillful,Romantic,Visionary,Sophisticated,Leader,Honorable,Educated,Heroic,Heartthrob,Gracious

Additional Character Details

Name: El Cid

Age: 60 in human years

Gender: Male

Role: mentor

Key Traits: Badass,Aggressive,Charming,Complex,Confident,Empathetic,Faithful,Engaging,Masculine,Blunt,Selfless,Outspoken,Skillful,Sophisticated,Strong Moral Code,Gracious,Heroic,Educated,Honorable,Unapologetic

Additional Character Details

Name: Ben Del Toro

Age: 16 years old

Gender: Male

Role: skeptic

Key Traits: Aspiring,Badass,Aggressive,Charming,Confident,Crazy,Masculine,Sexy,Blunt,Power Hungry,Outspoken,Funny,Romantic,Engaging,Heartthrob,Heroic,Lone Wolf,Leader

About The Author

Darby Karchut is a multi-award winning author, dreamer, and compulsive dawn greeter. A proud native of New Mexico, she now lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where she runs in blizzards and bikes in lightning storms. When not dodging death by Colorado, Darby is busy wrangling words. Her thirteenth novel, DEL TORO MOON (Owl Hollow Press) is the 2019 Colorado Book Award Winner for Juvenile Literature. Visit the author at www.darbykarchut.com

Target Audiences

Age: 7-12,13-17

Target Gender: Male Leaning,Universal

Group Specific

Information not completed

Publishing Details

Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Owl Hollow Press

Year Published: 2018

Hard Copy Available

Yes

ISBN

978-1-945654-14-5