I can remember the excitement back in high school and college when I would discover a new band I really liked, and no one else seemed to know about them. I would play the part of fan evangelist and try to convince my friends to listen to my discovery’s album. Then when my beloved band’s…
Book Club Day: Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall Release Date: Oct. 1, 2012 | Publisher: Lee & Low, 337 pages About the book: When Odilia and her four sisters find a dead body in the swimming hole, they embark on a hero’s journey to return the dead man to his family in Mexico. But…
My Top Five: Author Guadalupe Garcia McCall Picks Her Favorite YA Novels
Top Five, huh? Wow! But I love them ALL!!! If I had to pick my top five, I’d have a hard time because I firmly believe the next book I read will be become one of my top five…so with that in mind, I am picking foir and leaving myself open for the next great…
Awards Day Love and Books Challenge
It’s Book Awards Day! Since we’re a YA site, we’d like to congratulate all of the winners of the 2012 ALA Youth Media Awards but especially to the 2012 Michael L. Printz Award Winner: “Where Things Come Back” by John Corey Whaley and Honor Books: “Why We Broke Up” by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman…
Book Club Day: ‘Under the Mesquite’ by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
As the oldest of eight siblings, Lupita is used to taking the lead—and staying busy behind the scenes to help keep everyone together. But when she discovers Mami has been diagnosed with cancer, Lupita is terrified by the possibility of losing her mother, the anchor of her close-knit Mexican American family. Suddenly Lupita must face…