{"id":16749,"date":"2022-02-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=16749"},"modified":"2022-02-24T14:15:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T19:15:34","slug":"blog-tour-solimar-the-sword-of-the-monarchs-by-pam-munoz-ryan-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-solimar-the-sword-of-the-monarchs-by-pam-munoz-ryan-excerpt-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan (Excerpt + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rockstarbooktours.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SOLIMAR.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Thursday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for SOLIMAR: THE SWORD OF THE MONARCHS by Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan! I\u2019m so excited to share an excerpt of the book with you today, AND more information about the author and tour, PLUS you can enter the giveaway to win a print copy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/solimar-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/pam-munoz-ryan\/\">Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  February 1, 2022 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/disney-hyperion-2\/\">Disney-Hyperion<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/magical-realism\/\">Magical Realism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/middle-grade\/\">Middle Grade<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 272 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/26031273-solimar\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pammunozryan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PamMunozRyan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pam-Munoz-Ryan-106389539400108\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1244538.Pam_Mu_oz_Ryan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3g9PLGV\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pammunozryan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>On the brink of her Quincea\u00f1era, and her official coronation, Solimar visits the oyamel forest to sit among the monarch butterflies. There, the sun pierces through a sword-shaped crevice in a boulder, which shines on her and sends the butterflies humming and swirling around her.<br \/>\nAfter the magical frenzy, she realizes she's been given a gift\u2014and a burden: she can predict the near future! She has also become a protector of the young and weak butterflies. This alone would be a huge responsibility, but tragedy strikes when a neighboring king invades while her father and brother and many others are away. The remaining villagers are taken hostage\u2014all except Solimar.<br \/>\nCan this princess-to-be save her family, the kingdom, and the future of the monarch butterflies from a greedy and dangerous king?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-02-24T11:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nHappy Thursday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for SOLIMAR: THE SWORD OF THE MONARCHS by Pam Mu\\u00f1oz Ryan! 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Within this vast land, one of twelve provincial kingdoms\u2014San Gregorio\u2014lay nestled in a highland valley bordered by thousands of oyamel fir trees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solimar Guadalupe, almost out of breath, ran toward the forest, hoping she wasn\u2019t too late. In one hand, she clutched a rebozo, the tails of the long linen shawl trailing behind her. In the other, she held a crown of flowers that she\u2019d just finished weaving from pink dahlias, a swag of ivy, and ribbons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When she\u2019d heard the news that the arrival was imminent, she dashed from the garden, calling to her grandmother, \u201cAbuela, they\u2019re coming! I will meet you at the creek!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro, a resplendent quetzal, flew alongside her, whistling and cooing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes, L\u00e1zaro,\u201d she told the bird. \u201cI\u2019m sure. A spotter in the tower saw the first wave headed this way and sent me a message.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro darted back in the direction from which they\u2019d come, chittering loudly, his long tail feathers in a wild flutter. \u201cOh for heaven\u2019s sake! Don\u2019t scold me. I\u2019m not completely without a chaperone. Abuela will be along soon. Besides, you know how she dawdles. And I don\u2019t want to miss the spectacle!\u201d Solimar shaded her eyes and looked up. In the distance, a dark veil surged and rippled.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She hurried along a footpath leading to a wide creek and stopped at the water\u2019s edge. On the far bank, the oyamel firs towered. \u201cThere\u2014the sacred place!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like everyone in the kingdom, Solimar believed that the ancestors of the monarch butterflies inhabited the oyamel forest, and that year after year, their spirits lured a new generation of butterflies to this spot to rest during their migrations. In San Gregorio, the forest and the monarchs were revered and protected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For as long as Solimar could remember she had come to the woods to greet the first wave of butterflies on their journey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was forbidden to come alone or to cross the creek, which was riddled with rocky outcroppings and notorious currents. Everyone in the kingdom feared the rushing water that often dragged a wayfarer downstream.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even so, she\u2019d always wanted to sit in the midst of the butterflies as they arrived. She couldn\u2019t do that on this side of the water. Solimar paced. \u201cYou know, L\u00e1zaro, I\u2019m not a little girl anymore. I shouldn\u2019t have to wait for a chaperone. Besides . . .\u201d She placed her crown of dahlias on her head and straightened her shoulders. \u201cI\u2019ll need to be courageous some&nbsp;day. Why not start today? I give myself permission.\u201d L\u00e1zaro shook his head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solimar tied her rebozo around her waist and leaped. She landed on a rock surrounded by swirling water and wobbled back and forth. \u201cWhoa . . .\u201d With both arms outstretched, she found her balance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frantic, L\u00e1zaro flapped his wings in warning and chirruped. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be such a mother hen!\u201d she said, jump ing stone to stone, each one larger than the last. \u201cJust a few more . . .\u201d She hopped to a cluster of boulders midstream. On the tallest, decades of gushing water had created a tapered crevice through-and-through the stone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLook, L\u00e1zaro. The gap in this rock is the image of a sword! And the pommel at the top of the hilt is a porthole.\u201d She peered into the oval opening and saw a cameo of the forest on the other side. \u201cI can fit my hand through to steady myself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the perfect holding on place.\u201d She swung to the other side of the boulder, lowering herself onto a rock submerged in the water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bird tugged on her skirt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo what if my boots get a little wet? There\u2019s no going back now.\u201d She gingerly took a few more steps until she reached the far bank.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scrambling to a shady spot between two trees, Solimar considered the tall firs and muttered, \u201cI\u2019d climb them if I could reach the lowest branches and if I was wearing trousers.\u201d Instead, she sat cross-legged on the forest floor. She untied the rebozo, flipped it over her shoulders, and straightened her crown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Above, a kaleidoscope of butterflies quivered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro flew to her side and burrowed beneath the drape of the rebozo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her dark brown eyes wide with awe, she grinned and her cheeks dimpled. \u201cIt\u2019s happening. . . .\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the monarchs descended, the flutter of thousands of wings pitter-pattered like gentle rain. They landed on branches, swarmed around the oyamel firs, or drifted to the creek to drink, the water trembling from the beating of wings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She sat as still as she could. As one after another perched upon her, Solimar\u2019s heart raced. She lifted a finger and several rested on it. This close, she could see the shimmering scales on their wings. \u201cBuenas tardes. Welcome to San Gregorio. I want to reassure you that my family and I will do everything&nbsp;in our power to protect the forest so you\u2019ll always have a home. It\u2019s a solemn promise.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro peeked from beneath the folds of the rebozo. \u201cCome out and greet them,\u201d encouraged Solimar. A butterfly landed on L\u00e1zaro\u2019s head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dozens covered Solimar. One landed on her face. The light touch felt like the tickling of feathers. When she giggled, the monarch burst upward, then slowly settled upon her again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro inched forward and perched on her knee. He lifted one wing, then the other, and held still until the butterflies fluttered down to roost on him, too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIsn\u2019t it amazing that the butterflies, who have never been here before, arrive season after season at the same spot as their ancestors? Is it the magnetic pull of the earth, or the position of the sun as the scientists suggest? Or, do the spirits of their fathers and mothers whisper directions to them in a dream? Is it some magical intuition that allows them to know what lies ahead? Any way you think about it, L\u00e1zaro, it\u2019s a miracle!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro, now completely covered in butterflies, made a high-pitched warble, and his new friends took flight. \u201cYou\u2019re right. It\u2019s also a mystery. Still, I wish I knew what came next. Imagine always knowing in your heart which way to turn and what life had in store for you around the next corner.\u201d As Solimar carefully stood, L\u00e1zaro flew to a nearby branch.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She held the ends of the rebozo outstretched so that the fabric hung beneath her arms. The butterflies remained&nbsp;attached, even as a final trail of stragglers slowly drifted down and landed on the rebozo, too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have giant wings made of butterflies.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Solimar slowly turned in a circle, a sunbeam pierced through the swordlike crevice in the boulder in the creek, spotlighting her. She tilted her face toward the warmth and, for a moment, closed her eyes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A rhythmic humming surrounded her. Her eyes flew open, looking for who might be nearby. Yet there was no one. Where was the sound coming from? Was it the wind? Was it the monarchs? Or just her imagination? She laughed. \u201cL\u00e1zaro, is it just me? Or did you hear ancient chanting, too?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro shurgged and preened.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She closed her eyes again, and the chorus continued. For some reason though, she wasn\u2019t afraid. Instead, she was mesmerized and swayed to the pulsing beat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A swarm of monarchs descended and swirled around her\u2014a blur of black, orange, and coral\u2014creating an iridescent mist, as if she was swaddled in the softest and lightest blanket. For a moment, resounding peace enveloped her and she smiled. The song persisted, though, and grew louder and louder until it reached a crescendo of haunting voices. Her heart pounded. Startled, she dropped the rebozo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sound ceased. The mist unfurled and cleared. Glittery specks lingered in the air like suspended jewels. \u201cWhat just happened?\u201d asked Solimar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro twittered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes . . . peculiar.\u201d Solimar picked up the rebozo and frowned. \u201cOne side looks as if the butterfly wings are embedded in the fabric . . . and they\u2019re shimmering.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro flew closer to examine it. He grabbed a corner with his beak and shook. Nothing happened.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solimar hurried to the water and rinsed one end of the rebozo. \u201cIt won\u2019t come off.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She glanced across the creek. \u201cAbuela mustn\u2019t find me over here.\u201d Solimar squeezed the water from the rebozo, folded the fabric in half with the iridescence on the inside, and tied it around her waist. Carefully, she made her way back across the creek.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When she reached the opposite bank, bushes rustled nearby. She quickly sat on a boulder, as if she\u2019d been patiently waiting there all along.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e1zaro perched on her shoulder.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She whispered, \u201cI don\u2019t need to mention this to anyone. With any luck, the shimmering will fade quickly and no one will be the wiser.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/All-About-the-Author-February-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/All-About-the-Author-February-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/All-About-the-Author-February-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/All-About-the-Author-February-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Pam-Mun\u0303oz-Ryan-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan is a New York Times best-selling author and U.S. nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award. She has written over forty books, including Esperanza Rising, Becoming Naomi Le\u00f3n, Riding Freedom, Paint the Wind, The Dreamer, and Echo, a Newbery Honor book and the recipient of the Kirkus Prize. She is the author recipient of the National Education Association\u2019s Human and Civil Rights Award, the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award for Multicultural Literature, and is twice the recipient of the Pura Belpr\u00e9 Medal and the Willa Cather Award. Other honors include the PEN USA Award, the Am\u00e9ricas Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, and the Orbis Pictus Award. She was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, but now lives near San Diego with her family. Many of her stories reflect her half-Mexican heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pammunozryan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PamMunozRyan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pam-Munoz-Ryan-106389539400108\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1244538.Pam_Mu_oz_Ryan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3g9PLGV\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pammunozryan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/0march-2022-divider-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-February-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-February-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Follow-the-Blog-Tour-February-2022-300x59.png 300w, 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height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Enter-the-Giveaway-February-2022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Enter-the-Giveaway-February-2022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Enter-the-Giveaway-February-2022-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Enter-the-Giveaway-February-2022-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e2389ba21403\/\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enter here for a chance to win a print copy of <em>SOLIMAR: THE SWORD OF THE MONARCHS<\/em> by Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>(US Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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