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Bless Me, Ultima
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This coming-of-age classic from "one of the nation's foremost Chicano literary artists" follows a young boy as he questions his faith and beliefs after a curandera woman introduces herbs and magic into his life (Denver Post) .
Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past--a mythic legacy as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America. And at each life turn there is Ultima, who delivered Tony into the world... and will nurture the birth of his soul.
Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past--a mythic legacy as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America. And at each life turn there is Ultima, who delivered Tony into the world... and will nurture the birth of his soul.
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| Product # | 46339-G |
|---|---|
| ISBN-13 | 9780446600255 |
| ISBN-10 | 0446600253 |
| Author | Anaya, Rudolfo |
| Grade Level | 8-12 |
| Interest Level | 8-12 |
| Fiction/Nonfiction | Fiction |
| Guided Reading Level | Z |
| Lexile Level | 840 |
| Publisher | W |
| Multicultural | Mexico, Latin America, South America & Caribbean |