Showing results for "Dolores" in Literature & Fiction

Regina tenía apenas quince años cuando su vida cambió para siempre. Una noche que debió ser solo un recuerdo adolescente se convirtió en la herida más profunda de su existencia. Violencia, silencio, rabia, soledad... Durante meses, Regina luchó contra el dolor, la culpa y una maternidad no buscada que la sumergió en la oscuridad más absoluta. Pero a veces, incluso en medio de las ruinas, la vida se abre paso.

Winner of The Schneider Family Book Award, for excellence in portraying the disability experience! Maya Van Wagenen, bestselling author of Popular, tells Dolores’s story with humor, heartache, and an occasional bit of telenovela flair. “A striking fiction debut.” —Publishers Weekly...

How dare she! I was about to graduate from high school and here she comes. Que Verguenza! I'd never been so embarrassed in my life. She was an Indian, and since she was my mother, that meant...oh no, I couldn't bear to think about it. She looked like a bubble gum machine on the blink. How would I get through this summer? It would certainly be my summer of dolores.