for: YA - Library says "TEEN" I'd say for older YA & adults
Graphic Novel
Cinco Puntos Press, El Paso, 2010
Paperback $17.95
Rating: 4.5
"When I remember my village, I remember the color green.
A green that is rich, perhaps too rich, and almost bubbling with humidity and the smell of mangoes."
Mr. Mendoza was the unwanted graffiti king of all Mexico. His platform was social justice. In beautiful handwriting he would comment on the sins of the world. And when it came to leaving this world, he had his own way for that, too...
This was a really cool story, told by a young man whose hormones are zapping and illustrated in what looks like black scratchboard. It is funny, bawdy, and takes us into rural Mexican village life, based on Rasario, Sinaloa, Mexico. It's a quick read, and I highly recommend it. I love the author's voice!
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