When will Papa get home?
by Horner-Miller, Larada
Published by : Horner Publishing Company (Tijeras, NM) Physical details: ii, 154 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm ISBN:9780996614405; 0996614400. Year: 2015| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Southwest Fiction | Book Cart | Hor (Browse shelf) | Available | Gift | 104459 |
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"In When Will Papa Get Home?, Maria is taken back to her childhood home when she comes across a blue marble in her jewelry box. She remembers herself as an eight-year-old girl playing with the marble while waiting for her father to return to the rock-and-adobe homestead house her family had built with their own hands. Based on the tale of "the Philly Place" that author Larada Horner-Miller has heard her whole life, this novel imagines the life of the person who might have left that very same blue marble behind, to be discovered by Horner-Miller while exploring her family ranch many decades later. Through the fictitious daughter of a man named Philadelphia Gonzales, this novel relates the experiences of a Mexican-American community struggling to live the American dream while surrounded by often-hostile Anglos. Yet, amid the prejudice and injustice are many who are kind and welcoming. These characters, along with Maria's own determination and personal growth, create an inspiring, uplifting tale."--amazon.com
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