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	Retablos: Stories From a Life Lived Along the Border 4.15 avg rating — 528 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lydia 3.76 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Santos & Santos by Octavio Solis (Goodreads Author), Edward F. Torres (Narrator), John C. S. Seda (Narrator) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreamlandia 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bethlehem 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Lydia by Octavio Solis (2010-03-15) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Twist

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A difficult array of verse by the master of modern Italian poetry. It took me a while to get through this book since I insisted on reading not only the English translations but the original Italian poems on the facing pages. Still, this rich and dema ...more
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Octavio Solis rated a book it was amazing Four Lorca Suites by Federico García Lorca	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A sweet little chapbook of Lorca’s astonishing poetry.
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“But every baby is an anchor for young parents navigating the stormy waters of daily life; every baby is an anchor for those who are looking for their true north, their purpose, their identity. We give our parents hope when they drift from bad times to bad times to worse.”
― Octavio Solis, Retablos: Stories From a Life Lived Along the Border

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