Lowrider Blues, Cantando, Gritando y Llorando, a Collection of Short Stories and Observations from My Inner Bario

Lowrider Blues, Cantando, Gritando y Llorando, a Collection of Short Stories and Observations from My Inner BarioThis collection of short stories and prose chronicles events observed by the author during her lifetime in Northern New Mexico. Family, relatives, friends and strangers (real or imaginary) are caught off guard in everyday occurrences that evoke laughter, tears, or memories of the past. The names have, of course, been changed, and much embellishment has been added to stories which may or may not be true. Stories of innocence, family dynamics,

I just got a letter from my primo

Board of Education ended segregation in schools across America

Con un poquito de sol en un solarcito donde crecer

y está dirigido a lectores muy jóvenes que buscan su lugar en un mundo lleno de incertidumbre

Este libro es un tesoro bilingüe único

her descendants travel to Ecuador—to the place where Orquídea buried her secrets and broken promises and never looked back

in both English and Spanish

Strike up the band

When his village is threatened by El Dragón

With rhymes

Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted

making thousands of tamales to ensure gifts for her family