Latin-American Fiction | Fiction
Jun.08.2012
fter the bloody Tomochic rebellion, Teresita Urrea, beloved healer and "Saint of Cabora," flees with her father to Arizona. But their plans are derailed when she once again is claimed as the spiritual leader of the Mexican Revolution. Besieged by pilgrims and pursued by assassins, Teresita...
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Aug.03.2011
When the last shadow warrior falls, so will all humanity.
With each demon he vanquishes in service to the Aztec sun god, Tomás fulfills his duty to defend humankind—and surrenders another piece of his humanity to his wolf spirit. All hope seems lost until a mission leads him to the door of the one...
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Mar.15.2011
From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 3 ;A boy goes to the market to buy ingredients for rice pudding. What ensues is a poetic journey of making the sweet treat, step by step. The bilingual text is not a straightforward recipe, but could be followed to make the traditional dish. With...
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Nov.10.2010
MEXICO is in the news. But what do we know about this country on our border and its explosive history?
CHILDREN OF GUERRERO fills in the blanks, weaves fiction and fact, exposes exploitation by outsiders and revolution by its citizens. From 1511 when a Spanish ship is wrecked on the coast of...
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Aug.05.2010
"In the “corona of light” breaking over the outer borough of the Bronx, Oscar Bermeo measures his steps in poetic form and enjambment, litany and eulogy, praise and prose poem." - Tara Betts
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Jul.13.2010
Eugenia Sharpe! That’s right, she used to be famous. Now she’s on a downward spiral to nowhere as her singing career sputters to an unglamorous halt and the love of her life turns out to be a porn-addicted A-List creep. From a gilded cage on Central Park West to an unending parade of freaks...
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Jul.16.2009
Bilingual edition, illustrations by Lisa Fields
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Jul.09.2009
Years ago, Irene Dos Santos went missing in the lush Venezuelan rain forest and was forgotten. Now her best friend Lily, who sees her in her dreams, initiates a quest into her disappearance. But, before that quest can begin a pregnant Lily slips and falls. Convinced that the 'evil eye' caused the...
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Mar.26.2009
Twenty-four-year-old Daniella is an architecture student living with her narcissistic artist boyfriend in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Abandoned by her father at an early age, Daniella always falls for the wrong type of man. Her most enduring male relationship so far is with her 30-pound Turkish angora...
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Jan.13.2009
American archeologist Maria Elena Vazquez is excavating inside a Mayan pyramid when an earthquake strikes. She is rescued days later, physically unhurt, but unable to speak any language save an unknown ancient dialect. As time passes, she retreats into a world of dreams seemingly dominated by the...
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