Lorraine Avila

May 13, 2023 | bookbrowse.com | Lorraine Avila

BookBrowse Media Reviews Reader Reviews Page 1 of 1 There are currently 2 reader reviews for The Making of Yolanda la Bruja Write your own review! soomi An Engaging And Inslightful Expolaration Of A Spitual L Lorraine Avila's "The Making of Yolanda la Bruja" is a powerful and enlightening book that delves into the life and legacy of one of the most influential spiritual leaders of our time. Through meticulous research and engaging storytelling, Avila takes readers on a journey through...

Apr 15, 2023 | booklistonline.com | Lorraine Avila

Apr. 2023. 352p. Levine Querido/Arthur A. Levine, $19.99 (9781646142439). Grades 9-12. REVIEW. First published April 15, 2023 (). Yolanda Alvarez studies the spiritual traditions of her ancestors under the tutelage of her paternal grandmother, Mamá Teté.

Feb 9, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Joana Estrela |Lorraine Avila |Cynthia Smith

Cynthia Leitich Smith. Candlewick, $19.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-53-621860-2High school sophomore Hughie Wolfe, a citizen of the Muscogee Nation, feels adrift after his school’s fall theater production, in which he expected to get the lead role, is canceled due to budget cuts.

Feb 9, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Jonny Garza Villa |Joana Estrela |Lorraine Avila |Cynthia Smith

U.S. immigration policies complicate a relationship between two queer San Antonio, Tex., teens in this fervent drama by Garza Villa (Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun). When not working at their tita’s taqueria, called Lupe’s, 19-year-old nonbinary Mexican American artist Ander Martínez spends their time painting murals throughout the neighborhood. After they spot new hire Santiago taking a selfie with one of Ander’s creations, they’re immediately drawn to him.