If I Die in Juárez
Author | : Stella Pope Duarte |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 0816524920 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780816524921 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Download or read book If I Die in Juárez written by Stella Pope Duarte and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duarte's latest novel is based on a string of real-life murders in Ciudad Jurez in the 1990s. Forced out of the house by her alcoholic mother, 13-year-old Evita takes to the streets, glimpsing newspaper columns about the murders, while struggling to survive. Petra, Evita's comely 19-year-old cousin, exchanges the country life for gritty Jurez to raise money for her ailing father. An acquaintance of Petra, Mayela, a 12-year-old Tarahumara Indian, lives in an orphanage where her artistic talent is discovered.