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Throwback Thursday: “Gonzalez and Daughter Trucking Company”

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

   Gonzalez and Daughter Trucking Company by Maria Amparo Escandon Libertad Gonzalez has spent her life on the road with her trucker dad, crisscrossing the United States. Somehow, she ends up in the Mexicali Penal Institute for Women. While life … Continue reading →

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“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

   Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz When they meet and Dante teaches Aristotle to swim, they laugh over their classical names—their pocho names, they think, because are real Mexicans named after philosophers … Continue reading →

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