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Sandra C. Lopez

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Sandra C. Lopez

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Sandra C. López is one of today's influential Latina authors in Young Adult literature. Her first novel, Esperanza: A Latina Story, was published in March 2008 WHILE she was still in college. Since then she has published several other books, including the Single Chicas series. She was named as one of "2011 Top Ten New Latino Authors to Watch" by Latino Stories, and her book, Beyond the Gardens, was a Silver Medal winner of the 2016 Global Ebook Awards in Multicultural Fiction and won first place in the Int'l Latino Book Awards. She also works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Art, literature, and travel are her passions, and she aims to keep doing them as long as she can. For inquiries regarding events and projects, please co ...more

Blog Tour: ARABESQUE by MG da Mota

 

ARABESQUE

by M G da Mota

 

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GENRE
: historical psychologicaldrama

 

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Awoman living alone in a coastal Sussex town in 1998 plants a copper beechsapling at 3 a.m. on a dark, cold night. Why?

 

A ballet dancer in1960s East Germany is oppressed, longs for escaping with his little daughterbut not his wife. Why? Will he make it?

 

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Published on December 01, 2025 00:30
Average rating: 4.1 · 163 ratings · 127 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
Single Chicas

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Beyond the Gardens

3.98 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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Esperanza: A Latina Story

4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2008
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A Ruined Reception by Cindy Bell
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Reporter Bobbie was covering the wedding of the century in their small town. The wedding went off without a hitch, but before the party could get started, the bridesmaid was found dead. It was a ruined reception. Hysterical, the new bride couldn’t ce ...more
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Palm Trees and Protests by Cindy Bell
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A business tycoon is opening up a new luxury hotel and closing off a large section of the beach. Suzie and Mary won’t stand for it, which is why they got involved in the protest. Can you imagine the town without Dune House?

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Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol. 1 by Chris Grine
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Welcome to the town of Nowhere, where…ghosts live?

First thing we get to do is go to Camp Whatever. Sound fun, eh? That’s what was in store for young Willow. It was just summer camp. What’s the worst that could happen?

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Junior High by Tegan Quin
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Twins couldn’t be any more different and this comic book shows it. The doodles were pretty good, but I wish they would’ve been in color. And the text could’ve been more legible, too. The art was good, but a little too chaotic for my liking or underst ...more
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Tinkle Tinkle Little One by DeCarol Jovanovic
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This was a rather cute ABC guide to “tinkle tinkle” tips. I’m not sure what the intended age group was as some of the tips seemed a little more sophisticated for young kids learning to use the potty. And what age do kids learn to potty anyway? Would ...more
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A Quiet Kind of Wrong by Mary Frances Hill
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“You, Jane Taylor, ran over Grayson Pollack and killed him.”

For a year, Jane lived with the horrendous guilt and crippling silence. She kept it a secret for fear that her family would stop loving her and she’d be along in prison. The secret becomes
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Forbidden Falls by V.J. Chambers
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A high school guy’s plan to get revenge on his boss. The plan was to seduce, humiliate, and blackmail her. For a while, we read on about how he was failing at his task. The ending was a mild, ironic twist. Overall, a nice short read.
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Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo by R.L. Stine
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You see some strange things at a carnival. The strangest part was a boy in a cage with that odd sign. Why did they feed him? Now, a monster was unleashed.

This was interesting because you couldn’t tell what the monster could morph into. Creepy, huh?
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The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat
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Christina Sooritorrivat was entering the 7th grade and she wasn’t quite fitting in. Well, to be honest, she never fit in. When the other girls were flashing their sports bras, she was still wearing T-shirts over her flat chest. Sigh! She had to deal ...more
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The Squad by Christina Soontornvat
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Text was way too small to read and it wouldn’t enlarge that much on my Kindle. I could only browse the story just by the pictures, which were good. Even the pictures were kind of small though. I liked the dynamics and the gumption of the characters. ...more
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Paul Adam Levy Cheers for recommending The Customer is Always Wrong. Haven't checked my GoodReads account in a while. I'll add it to my reading list.


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