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Published
2011
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

Under the Mesquite

Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Lupita, the oldest of eight, holds her family together in a Texas border town as her mother battles cancer.

  • Pura Belpré Author Award 2012
  • William C. Morris Award Finalist 2012
  • Américas Award Honorable Mention 2012
  • ALSC Notable Children's Book 2012
  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012
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Themes

Parents & grandparentsGrief & lossCultural heritage

Mood

Feels emotional, sad.

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