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Victor Villaseñor
Victor Villasenor is a Mexican-American writer living in Oceanside, CA. He has overcome dyslexia to write 5 best sellers, which includes his epic family historical novel, 'Rain of Gold'! Victor had 265 rejections before he sold his first book. In addition to his 5 bestsellers Victor has been... show more



Victor Villasenor is a Mexican-American writer living in Oceanside, CA. He has overcome dyslexia to write 5 best sellers, which includes his epic family historical novel, 'Rain of Gold'! Victor had 265 rejections before he sold his first book. In addition to his 5 bestsellers Victor has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize THREE times! Today Rain of Gold is on the recommended reading list for the California State Board of Education. In 2005, the New York Public Library placed his book 'Burro Genius' on the list of Top Books for Teens.

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Birth date: May 11, 1940
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Literature & Fiction, Outdoors & Nature, Social Sciences
Victor Villaseñor's Books
Rain of Gold - Victor Villaseñor Wild Steps of Heaven - Victor Villaseñor Burro Genius: A Memoir - Victor Villaseñor Thirteen Senses: A Memoir - Victor Villaseñor, Victor Villaseñor Beyond Rain of Gold - Victor Villaseñor, Victor Villaseñor Living Miracles - Victor Villaseñor Living Miracles - Victor Villaseñor ¡Macho! (Spanish Version) - Victor Villaseñor Macho! - Victor Villaseñor Mother Fox and Mr. Coyote/Mama Zorra y Don Coyote - Victor Villaseñor, Felipe Ugalde Alcantara, Guadalupe Vanessa Turcios Pasos Salvajes del Paradiso - Victor Vil... Pasos Salvajes del Paradiso - Victor Villaseñor Lion Eyes - Victor Villaseñor Lluvia de Oro - Victor Villaseñor Walking Stars: Stories of Magic and Power - Victor Villaseñor The Stranger and the Red Rooster/El Forastero y El Gallo Rojo - Victor Villaseñor Who Is the Teacher, Anyway? - Bill Madigan, Jorge Macfarland, Victor Villaseñor Rio Grande - Victor Villaseñor Rio Grande - Victor Villaseñor Our First Lady Pope - Victor Villaseñor Our First Lady Pope - Victor Villaseñor Crazy Loco Love - Victor Villaseñor Jury: The People vs. Juan Corona - Victor Villaseñor
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Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it 13 years ago
text Wild Steps of Heaven
Violent. If I had to describe this book in one word, that is what I would choose. The book brims with raw emotion, detailed descriptions of corporal functions, sex and defecation, rape and sexual ecstasy/exaltation too, aspects of earthiness and heavenly beliefs. The author clearly wants to tie th...
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caseyreads
caseyreads rated it 14 years ago
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An amazing re-telling of a family's history that reads just like a fiction book. Yes, the writing is simple, but I don't think it detracts from the story. I do agree with other reviewers that the last half of the book become repetitive with Juan Salvador's mishaps. Probably some of the events and pe...
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Books and Things
Books and Things rated it 14 years ago
text Crazy Loco Love: A Memoir
The book starts out with several quotes. I'll give you one since they were all saying the same thing in a different way:"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves...
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The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 16 years ago
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A very simply told fictionalized account of the author's father's family in Northern Mexico around the time of the Mexican Revolution. You can always tell when an author comes from a rich oral tradition, because their writing comes across similar to what an oral telling would sound like. I especia...
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