Rigoberto Gonzalez

• Sep-2003
• / General Fiction
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In the grim reality of Southern California’s grape fields, even the sun is a dark spot. For the migrant grape pickers in Crossing Vines, Rigoberto González’s novel that spans a single workday, the sun is a constant, malevolent force. The char...

• Jan-2005
• / General Fiction
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Antonio loves words, because words have the power to express feelings like love, pride, or hurt. Mother's Day is coming soon, and Antonio searches for the words to express his love for his mother and her partner, Leslie. But he's not sure what to do ...

• Oct-2008
• / General Fiction
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In cities and fields, Mexican American men are leading lives of quiet desperation. In this collection of thirteen startling stories, Rigoberto González weaves complex portraits of Latinos leading ordinary, practically invisible lives while naviga...

• Apr-2009
• / General Fiction
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As they embark on their final year of high school, the Fierce Foursome -- Maui, Trini, Isaac, and Liberace -- decide to do something big, something that will memorialize their friendships for when they all go their separate ways and begin their ne...

• Sep-2012
• / General Fiction
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In the sequel to The Mariposa Club, devoted Maui, fabulous Trini, and Goth-boy Liberace discover that the miedo and drama of life as a senior in high school is never-ending. The cure: friendship. But the bonds between the trio are tested; Sebastian, ...

• May-2014
• / General Fiction
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Bilingual English/Spanish. A picture book about eight-year-old Soledad, a latchkey child whose friends come up with an imaginative solution to make Soledad feel less lonely when she gets home from school....

• Apr-2015
• / General Fiction
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The third installment in Rigoberto Gonzalez's beloved series of young adult novels featuring a diverse band of southern California Latino friends finds thoughtful Maui Gutierrez is a freshman as university and struggling to navigate life away from th...