| Midnight Sandwiches at the Mariposa Express Contributor(s): Rivera, Beatriz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1558852166 ISBN-13: 9781558852167 Publisher: Arte Publico Press OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1997 Annotation: Meet Trish Izquierdo, a young upwardly mobile Latina living in the not-too-lively and perhaps not-too-colorful town of West Echevarria. Trish knows the town's history well and, because she devours travelogues, she knows what the town lacks. As she gathers with everyone to plan the annual celebration of the town's founding at the Mariposa Express, where the townsfolk stop not only to eat its rich food but to catch up on the gossip, Trish decides to help make something of West Echevarria. She will fill it with interesting people, give the town culture, even if it means she has to invent, steal and recreate the town's history! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97022187 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 182 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Meet Trish Izquierdo, devourer of travelogues and quirky councilwoman in the not-too-lively and perhaps not-too-colorful town of West Echevarria. Hers is the rich and inviting voice that weaves together the vivid quilt that is this charmingly off-beat novel. As one of the organizers of the town's annual celebration and parade, Trish knows she has what it takes to put drab little West Echevarria on the map -- to fill it with interesting people, to give the town culture and history. Even if it means she invents, steals and recreates the town's history The town of West Echevarria explodes with life as Trish sets out on a rollicking adventure that will leave the reader laughing and yearning for more |