Presents a collection of verse stories narrated by the character Ella as she contemplates life as marginalized brown person negliected by society's norms and explores her sexual identity.
A novel focusing on the relationship between two independent women; Teresa, a writer, and Alicia, an artist, examining Mexican and Latina forms of love, gender conflict, and female friendship.
Tells the story of two decades in the life of a Mexican-American family in Tome, New Mexico, led by Sofia, who raises four daughters while coping with the disappearance of her gambling husband.
Teacher's aide T?a Regina is helped by her nephew Gabo, who is studying to become a priest, a colleague and his grandfather, and a group of gangbanger students in her search for her brother Rafa, who she fears has become a victim of human traffickers operating on the border of Mexico and the United States.
