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Author Martínez, Demetria, 1960-

Title The block captain's daughter / Demetria Martinez.

Imprint Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2012.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Whitehead  813.54 M3657b 2012    ---  Lib Use Only
Description 97 pages ; 21 cm.
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series Chicana & Chicano visions of the Américas ; v. 11
Chicana & Chicano visions of the Américas ; v. 11.
Summary Guadalupe Anaya is pregnant and as the newly elected block captain of Sunset Street she is in charge of raising awareness of safety in her Albuquerque neighborhood. While she waits for the baby, Lupe writes letters to her unborn child, whom she names Destiny. It is Lupe's dream that her daughter will be a writer, pushing a pen instead of a broom.
Awards International Latino Book Award, 2013 - Best Latino Focused Fiction Book
Subject New Mexico -- Fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Fiction.
Mexican Americans. (OCoLC)fst01019072
New Mexico. (OCoLC)fst01204269
Roman (DE-588)4050479-7
Amerikanisches Englisch (DE-588)4094804-3
Genre/Form Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
ISBN 9780806142913 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
080614291X (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Standard No. 40021346700

 
    
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