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Maximilian & the mystery of the Guardian Angel : a bilingual lucha libre thriller / written and illustrated by Xavier Garza.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garza, Xavier.
- Series:
- Max's lucha libre adventure series ; 1.
- Max's lucha libre adventure series ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Multiple languages
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Wrestling--Juvenile fiction.
- Wrestling.
- Heroes--Juvenile fiction.
- Heroes.
- Uncles--Juvenile fiction.
- Uncles.
- Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction.
- Mexican Americans.
- Families--Texas--Juvenile fiction.
- Families.
- Texas--Juvenile fiction.
- Texas.
- Wrestling--Fiction.
- Heroes--Fiction.
- Uncles--Fiction.
- Mexican Americans--Fiction.
- Family life--Texas--Fiction.
- Spanish language materials--Bilingual.
- Texas--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Pura Bepre: Honor book -- 2012.
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Bilingual books.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- regular print
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Maximilian and the mystery of the Guardian Angel
- Parallel title on page 4 of cover: Maximiliano y el misterio del angel de la guarda
- Place of Publication:
- El Paso, TX : Cinco Puntos Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- Parallel text in English and Spanish.
- Summary:
- Eleven-year-old Maximilian, a big fan of the form of wrestling known as lucha libre, begins to suspect that he has a close connection with his favorite luchador, El Angel de La Guardia, the Guardian Angel.
- A young fan of lucha libre Mexican wrestling makes a connection to his battling hero, the Angel de la Guarda (the Guardian Angel).
- Notes:
- "Thanks to Luis Humberto Crosthwaite and Carla González Campos for their translation. And to Flor de María Oliva for her edit of the Spanish ; Book cover and design by homeboy Sergio Gómez"--Opposite title page.
- ALA children's award.
- Pura Belpre Author Honor, 2012.
- Pura Belpré Award - Narrative, Honor, 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781933693989
- 1933693983
- 9780605500358
- 0605500355
- OCLC:
- 669754893
- Publisher Number:
- 99954914593
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