| ĄCaramba! (Spanish Edition) Contributor(s): Martinez, Nina Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400077389 ISBN-13: 9781400077380 Publisher: Vintage Espanol OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: August 2006 Annotation: Welcome to Lava Landing, population 27,454, a town just this side of Mexico, where Miss Magma reigns and rockabilly and mariachi music are king. Enter our protagonists, Natalie and Consuelo, self-described "like-minded individuals." They spend their days at The Big Cheese Plant and their nights at The Big Five-Four, the hottest spot in town. But they have long-term projects, foremost among them to cure Consuelo of her unreasonable fear of public transportation and long car rides so they can finally take Natalie's 1963 Cadillac convertible on the road trip it deserves . . . "From the Hardcover edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006286469 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.28" W x 8" (0.82 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inspirada en la Loter a, un juego de azar mexicano, esta novela es una alegre y graciosa historia de mamacitas y mariachis, charreadas y concursos de belleza. En el centro de la historia est n Nataly y Consuelo, mejores amigas que residen en Lavalandia, California, donde pasan sus d as trabajando en la Gran F brica de Quesos y sus noches coqueteando con los vaqueros en su bar favorito, el Gran Cinco-Cuatro. Sin embargo, la vida de ambas est a punto de dar un giro extra o, en el cual se cruzar n con Javier, un mariachi cristiano nacido de nuevo; su madre, Lulabell, una hechicera; y Lucha, la querida de Javier. En Caramba , la experiencia americana se desenvuelve de manera conmovedora y deslumbrante a la vez. |