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Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #1)
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About Maximilian & The Mystery Of The Guardian Angel
Product Description Margarito acts like any other eleven-year-old aficionado of lucha libre. He worships all the players. But in the summer just before sixth grade, he tumbles over the railing at a match in San Antonio and makes a connection to the world of Mexican wrestling that will ultimately connect himmaybe by blood!to the greatest hero of all time: the Guardian Angel. A 2012 Pura Belpré Author Honor Award winner! Xavier Garza was born in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. An enthusiastic author, artist, teacher, and storyteller, his work is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of south Texas. Review "Garzaan author, artist, and storytellerpaints larger-than-life portraits of the luchadores and offers readers authentic insights into the exciting world of lucha libre Bold, black-and-white comic-style art opens each chapter and gives readers a sense of what the luchadores look like. With its quick pace, humor, and endearing characters, this title like Garza’s picture book Lucha Libre (2005) is sure to turn more kids into lucha libre fans." Booklist Garza’s masterful illustrations and the many well-written action scenes make this a must-read for middle-grade boys.” The Monitor "This action packed bilingual mystery novel uses playful language that reinforces elements of Mexican-American culture and overflows with almost unbridled excitement for Lucha wrestling." The Pura Belpré Committee "Garza captures the excitement of the wrestling matches with energetically descriptive passages This action-packed winner of a 2012 Pura Belpré Author Honor Award is sure to be a favorite." Language Arts "Garza has done it again...a unique middle grade novel that pays homage to the Mexican tradition of masked wrestlers...We don't often see middle grade novels that are bilingual and that include male Latino protagonists. Garza and Cinco Puntos Press have really outdone themselves in hitting on all of these areas that are lacking in the world of children's books...Here's to more books like this in the near future!" All Brown All Around "[An] engaging bilingual novel...Garza’s writing captures the excitement of the wrestling matches."— Reading Matters About the Author Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, author and lucha libre aficionado Xavier Garza is a prolific and enthusiastic author, artist, and storyteller whose work focuses primarily on his experiences growing up in the small border town of Rio Grande City and is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona and the state of Washington. He has authored and illustrated fourteen books, and has received such prestigious awards as the Americas Honor Book Award in 2005, the Tejas Star Book Award three times from 2007-2010 and the Pura Belpré Honor Book award in 2012. In 2014 he was awarded both the NAACS Tejas Young Adult Book Award and the Texas Institute of Letters Children’s Book Award. In 2019 Xavier Garza will be inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. Garza lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Irma and their teen son Vincent.
