Walking Stars: Stories of Magic and Power by Victor E. Villasenor - 1994-09

Arte Publico Press, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Arte Publico Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Arte Publico Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

202 pages. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. First edition. Victor Villasenor has presented us with the gift of seeing our lives through a magical lens that makes us feel confident and powerful to meet life's challenges. He offers as examples beautiful stories from his own family history, stories of his mother and father facing the derision and ridicule of older children, developing the courage to encounter the unknown or supernatural, escaping from persecution by soldiers during the Mexican revolution, extending the abilities of their bodies to endure hunger, thirst and physical stress. Walking Stars is filled with the triumph of young people exceeding their the expectations of friends, family and even themselves. The world of young adults, aside from being fraught with trauma and real-life danger, is also filled with the magic and the opportunity to discover what one can really achieve in life. Condition: Jacket… Read More

Houston, TX: Pinata Books, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with pencil marking to FFE, light rubbing to edges, faint foxing to top edge else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with price stickers to front cover, rubbing to edges, mild soiling & scuffing to covers else still bright, intact and whole. Book is signed by author to FFE.

Houston, TX:: Pinata Books / Arte Publico Press,, 1994.. SIGNED hardcover -. Near fine in fair only jacket with several edgetears. . 2nd printing. "Autobiographical stories about growing up as the son of Mexican immigrants in California" Each story is followed by an author's note, discussing the context of the story. Boldly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper. 202 pp.

Houston, Texas: Piñata Books, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped, near fine in very good lightly edgeworn dust jacket with one inch tear on bottom edge on front panel. Inscribed by the author on the front fly.

Houston, Texas: Piñata Books, 1994. Softcover. Near Fine. Advance copy. Bump at the spine base causing a tiny tear else fine in glossy wrappers. Review copy with material laid in.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Arte Publico Pr, 1994-09-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!