He's smart. He's awkward. He's pudgy. He's Diego Domingo, a Filipino boy lost in the tumultuous world of adolescence who finds himself in the unlikeliest of places: a city that looks and smells a lot like 19th century Manila-except that it's populated by Filipino mythological creepies like aswangs, manananggals, kapres, and some revolutionary heroes he'd only read about in textbooks. ------ Cover and chapter art by Rica Diaz! UPDATE: this has been published by Summit Books! To grab a copy, head here: https://shop.popfictionbooks.com/products/pre-order-signed-alinam-diego-domingo-and-the-mandato-ruiz 😊 Join the community discussions here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422175432152192/

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