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McCall, Guadalupe Garcia

Under the Mesquite

224 pp. | Lee | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60060-429-4 $17.95
(3) YA Lupita leads her seven younger siblings through the uncertainty of their mother's cancer. Lupita endeavors to keep her Mexican American family together while attempting to reach her own goals for college and a career. First-person free verse with Spanish carefully sprinkled throughout project this young woman's thoughts, fears, and triumphs with grace and resolve. Glos.
Reviewer: Rita Soltan

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