Catch the fast-flying adventures of the galaxy's newest Latina superhero!
| Lucy Veloz: High-flying Princess is the story of a smart, brave girl who uses her marvelous inventions to become a superhero and save her world from monstrous conquerors. There’s science, adventure, valor and a whole lot of fun. Alex Hernandez and Patrick Lugo team-up to bring this action-packed tale to life as an early reader chapter book aimed at curious 6 – 8-year-olds. The story is divided into short, manageable chapters with full-color illustrations. |
The digital Chapter Book lands
on
book-shelves this Autumn!
In 2020 author Alex Hernandez and illustrator Patrick Lugo crafted this tale of adventure and inventiveness! The goal was to give the world a sci-fi princess that not only reflects a BiPOC future, but is the hero of her own adventures. Not all princesses need saving!
We released this book as an Exclusive Kindle Edition where it is still currently available. But we've decided our book should be in young readers' hands, not on monitors or tablets. We think it would make the perfect gift for the young hero in your life!
That's why we're offering it in two formats.
paperbackOur standard edition soft-cover will be a 5 in. x 7 in perfect bound full-color book. Designed so that a new reader can easily hold and read the book themselves, the book is filled with imaginative drawings as well as full and double-page illustrations to excite the imagination! | hard-coverOur deluxe hard-cover edition not only contains all that makes the soft-cover edition a great gift. It boasts additional pages highlighting extra artwork and the the back-matter covers the development of the story and its character designs. |
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Perks
You can now have the 5 star e-book for less than it costs on Amazon!
There’s science, adventure, valor and a whole lot of fun in this 66 page action-packed tale of Lucy Veloz!
This book is perfect for the early reader, and is aimed at curious 6 – 8-year-olds. The story is divided into short, manageable chapters with accompanying full-color illustrations.
There’s science, adventure, valor and a whole lot of fun in this 72 page action-packed tale of Lucy Veloz!
This book is perfect for the early reader, and is aimed at curious 6 – 8-year-olds. The story is divided into short, manageable chapters with accompanying full-color illustrations.
The Creative Consult is a one-on-one video call Designed to clarify and motivate your creative goals! Or it's an opportunity to have your cover illustration or design critiqued utilizing 20+ years of cover design and illustration experience. Or it's the chance to receive feedback on your comics script from the perspective of a prospective illustrator. Or it's the chance to discuss how and why you make the art that you do which someone who's devoted his live to making a living as a creative.
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A word from the author
A word from the authorHi everyone, I’m Alex Hernandez writer of “Lucy Veloz, The High-flying Princess,” the story of a smart, brave girl who uses her marvelous inventions to become a superhero when the conquering Drood arrive on her planet. There’s science, adventure, valor and a whole lot of fun, all brought to life by the incomparable art of Patrick Lugo.
The book is an early reader, aimed at ages 6 – 8. It’s divided into short, manageable chapters with accompanying illustrations.
Super-Heroic Mission
As a parent of two daughters who love to read science fiction, fantasy and superhero stories, my wife and I strive to find books with compelling female leads. It hasn’t been easy, but we’ve managed quite a little collection over the years (Shout out to AMightyGirl.com for all the help!), but one thing is sorely missing from our kids’ book shelves: Latina heroes! We can’t find them anywhere. Certainly not in the realm of sci-fi/fantasy. My daughters do not see themselves reflected in the books we read. There are no niñas valientes that look or sound like them, going off on rip-roaring escapades, matching wits with shrewd villains and saving the day.
About Alex Hernandez
Alex Hernandez is a Cuban American science fiction writer. His work often explores themes of migration, colonization, and posthumanism, while blending the subgenres of space opera and biopunk. His first novel, Tooth and Talon, was published by EDGE. He lives in South Florida with his wife and two daughters.
The Big Bad
It’s not for lack of trying! Believe me, we’ve looked everywhere. Some mind-boggling statistics, because I’m a nerd:
Based on 2018 Amazon data, only 18% of the bestselling children’s books had a female protagonist and according to Time’s 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time, just 19% of the most critically acclaimed children’s books had female protagonists.
To compound things, a mere 5% of books published in 2018 depicted a Latinx character, as found by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
5%!!! In 2018! And that’s both male and female. If you look at only Latina characters, the percentage becomes abysmal.
You can help us change that. Support our campaign, get an amazing book and help Lucy Veloz, The High-Flying Princess zoom into the hands of children everywhere.
About PLUGO
I learned to read thanks to access to my older brothers' box of comics. Once I could pick them out for myself at the newsstand (or spinner-rack), I was doing so. An early facility for drawing (perhaps thanks to tracing those early comics) led the way to an education in art & design while pursuing the dream of someday working in comics. Not counting school papers my first comic art was published by Indie publisher Double Edge Comics in the 90's it was at this time Carmine Infantino would let me unofficially come to extra SVA night classes where he would personally review and critique the work being done on those page.
Soon after, I would leave New York to find work as senior designer for Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine where I created the long running comic series TIGER’S TALE. As a result of my worlk for Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine I was inviterd to illustrate the Children’s Picture Book LITTLE MONK AND THE MANTIS written by screen-writer John Fusco. It was awarded both the Book of the Year Honor from the Gellett Burgess Center for Children’s Literature and the Preferred Choice Award from CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE. This book was also selected for the personal library of the venerable Shi Yongxin (释永信) abbot of the Shaolin Monastery (少林寺) Denfang, China.
In 2021 my short comic story CONTRABAND saw print in the anthology SPECULATIVE FICTION FOR DREAMERS published by the Ohio State University Press. It was called a knock-out in a Publisher's Weekly starred review. Along with a selection of free-lance illustrations, my past couple of years have been spent self-publishing the graphic novel series A TIGER's TALE (volume 1. 2022 & volume 2, 2023) exclusively via crowdfunding.
The Creative Consult
The Creative Consult
It's a one-on-one video call Designed to clarify and motivate your creative goals! Or it's an opportunity to have your cover illustration or design critiqued utilizing 20+ years of cover design and illustration experience. Or it's the chance to receive feedback on your comics script from the perspective of a prospective illustrator. Or it's the chance to discuss how and why you make the art that you do which someone who's devoted his live to making a living as a creative.
Want to talk about preferred brush pens, get some ideas on other marketing/networking opportunities or figure out how to mine your project for opportunities? Let's talk. I've had such calls with beginning artists as young as 9 and seasoned veteran creators navigating the constantly changing dynamics of art and a market impacted by the revolutionary arrival of machine learning and generative A.I.
Backers of this Perk will be invited to send their, script/project/art in advance so that when we schedule out video-call I can present formal feed back before moving on to a deeper discussion. These 60 Minute calls will be recorded so that I can send you a copy which you can review at your leisure then will follow-up with written notes on the submitted material.
"Patrick's
artistic abilities are remarkable. His work is not only expressive,
kinetic, and inventive; his communication skills are just as
impressive and important. Patrick has shown a great ability to
advise and tutor, particularly the younger of us, by actively
listening and providing helpful tips in clear, effective, and
engaging language. These skills will undoubtedly prove useful in his
work with clients, allowing him to better understand and collaborate."
– Jesse and Loki Reynolds
Activity
You can now have the 5 star e-book for less than it costs on Amazon!
There’s science, adventure, valor and a whole lot of fun in this 66 page action-packed tale of Lucy Veloz!
This book is perfect for the early reader, and is aimed at curious 6 – 8-year-olds. The story is divided into short, manageable chapters with accompanying full-color illustrations.
There’s science, adventure, valor and a whole lot of fun in this 72 page action-packed tale of Lucy Veloz!
This book is perfect for the early reader, and is aimed at curious 6 – 8-year-olds. The story is divided into short, manageable chapters with accompanying full-color illustrations.
The Creative Consult is a one-on-one video call Designed to clarify and motivate your creative goals! Or it's an opportunity to have your cover illustration or design critiqued utilizing 20+ years of cover design and illustration experience. Or it's the chance to receive feedback on your comics script from the perspective of a prospective illustrator. Or it's the chance to discuss how and why you make the art that you do which someone who's devoted his live to making a living as a creative.
