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Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. At barely twenty inches tall, Lucia was exhibited in Philadelphia in 1876, and continued a fourteen year life on the sideshows of the United States and Europe. This is a novel of resilience and the uplifting force of friendship.

Produktbeschreibung
Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. At barely twenty inches tall, Lucia was exhibited in Philadelphia in 1876, and continued a fourteen year life on the sideshows of the United States and Europe. This is a novel of resilience and the uplifting force of friendship.
Autorenporträt
Cecilia Velástegui received First Place from the International Latino Book Awards for her novels Missing in Machu Picchu (2013) and Traces of Bliss (2012). The Association of American Publishers and the Las Comadres International organization selected her novels to the National Latino Book Club. Parisian Promises (2014) was the runner-up for the Paris Book Award and Gathering the Indigo Maidens (2011) was a finalist for the Mariposa Award. Her children's bilingual fables: Olinguito Speaks Up, Lalo Loves to Help, and Howl of the Mission Owl have received numerous awards.