![]() ![]() ![]() Under the Mesquite received the prestigious Pura Belpre Author Award, was a William C. Guadalupe Garcia McCall is the author of Under the Mesquite (Lee & Low Books), a novel in verse. Will piecing together the truth heal Grace and her sister, or will the echoes destroy everything that she holds dear? And as Grace's echoes bring ghosts and premonitions, they also bring memories of when Grace fled to Mexico to the house of her maternal grandmother-a woman who Grace had been told died long ago. One morning, as her sister, Mercy, rushes off to work, a disturbing echo takes hold of Grace, and within moments, tragedy strikes.Īttending community college for the first time, talking to the boy next door, and working toward her goals all help Grace recover, but her estrangement from Mercy takes a deep toll. ![]() In Eagle Pass, Texas, Grace struggles to understand the echoes she inherited from her mother-visions which often distort her reality. In this triumphant new novel, Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall explores sisterhood, family secrets, intergenerational trauma, life, and love in a modern Gothic setting with a magical realist twist. ![]()
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