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A collection of short stories set in a small Mexican-American community in southern Texas during the 1940s and 1950s, revealing the traditions, love, and social concerns of the families living there.
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Previews available in: English
Subjects
Children's stories, American, Juvenile fiction, Family life, Fiction, Mexican Americans, Short stories, HistoryPlaces
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Book Details
Table of Contents
The Chávez family: Tia Pina and the Chupasangre, The dancing queens of Garrapata Road, The whistle, The gift of tranquilino trujillo, Chatita's night out
The Bermúdez family: Her brother's keeper, La Tamalada, The virgin and doña fidelfa
The Zambrano family
The Zambrano family: A reluctant scholar, The battle of the blackbirds
The Paloma family: Crazy Rita, The prisoner, A fork in the road.


