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AWARDS: UNDER THE MESQUITE
PRAISE FOR UNDER THE MESQUITE With poignant imagery and well-placed Spanish, the author effectively captures the complex lives of teenagers in many Latino and/or immigrant families. A promising,...
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AWARDS: SUMMER OF THE MARIPOSAS
PRAISE FOR SUMMER OF THE MARIPOSAS: Written in the style of magic realism, this is an enchanting look at Mexican mysticism, coupled with the realistic celebration of the true meaning of family. The...
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SHAME THE STARS
Eighteen-year-old Joaquín del Toro’s future looks bright. With his older brother in the priesthood, he’s set to inherit his family’s Texas ranch. He’s in love with Dulceña—and she’s in love with him....
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ALL THE STARS DENIED
Tu Books, 2018 In the heart of the Great Depression, Rancho Las Moras, like everywhere else in Texas, is gripped by the drought of the Dust Bowl, and resentment is building among white farmers against...
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AWARDS: SHAME THE STARS
PRAISE FOR SHAME THE STARS: Far beyond a love story, the novel successfully tackles all kinds of hardship, including sexual violence and lynching; the historical conflict between the Rangers and the...
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AWARDS: ALL THE STARS DENIED
PRAISE FOR ALL THE STARS DENIED: A harrowing account of a lesser known episode in the United States’ unseemly history of discriminatory immigration policies. Estrella del Toro is witnessing change all...
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THE KEEPER
Inspired by a terrifying true story, acclaimed author Guadalupe Garcia McCall creates a twisty tale about a boy desperately trying to survive in a new town with a history of disappearing children....
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El verano de las mariposas
¡Ahora, ésta odisea se ofrece en español! Odilia and her four sisters rival the mythical Odysseus in cleverness andcourage as they embark on their own hero’s journey. After finding a drowned...
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ECHOES OF GRACE
Coming August 2022 from Tu Books! A tragic accident in the young lives of sisters, Graciela (Grace) and Mercedes (Mercy) Torres, sets off a chain of events in which Grace flounders to restore her...
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AWARDS: ECHOES OF GRACE
PRAISE FOR ECHOES OF GRACE: “…a breathtaking story of sisterhood, familia, fighting the demons of generational trauma and femicide, and moving forward with fresh dreams despite the scars. A nouveau...
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