She learned that letters form words from reading the subtitles of old westerns for her father. She learned that letters form words from reading the subtitles of old westerns for her father.|Ĭlaudia Guadalupe Martínez grew up in El Paso, Texas.
The house fills up with the smell of her old lady perfume, a smell that carries with it sorrow and loss.Ĭlaudia Guadalupe Martínez grew up in El Paso, Texas. Chela Gonzalez, the books narrator, is a nerd and a soccer player who can barely contain her excitement about starting the sixth grade.
When Chela Gonzalez's father has a stroke, her grandmother comes to help. Claudia Guadalupe Martinezs debut novel for young adults is a bittersweet story about death, family, and the resilient emotional strength of the human heart. Recommended by the Chicago Public Library as the Best of the Best in 2008, it's a bittersweet story about death, family, and the resilient emotional strength of the human heart. Claudia Guadalupe Martínez's debut novel for tweens garnered lots of praise.
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