I first heard of this book from The Big Read. Now that I have read it, I wonder how such a beautiful and amazing book could escape so many people's attention. This may be one of the most under rated books I've ever read. Six year old Antonio is questioning his world and is taken under the wings of U...
The title is a bit deceptive. I would have liked more of Ultima, la curandera, in the story.This is about Antonio Marez, a boy growing up in New Mexico in the 1940s. It covers his life from ages seven through nine. His mother wants him to be a priest and a farmer, and his father wants him to be a...
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