Her family immigrated to the United States when she was six years old.

Guadalupe Garcia McCall was born in Piedras, Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. 2012 School Library Journal List of Best Books.Summer of the Mariposas is not just a magical Mexican American retelling of The Odyssey, it is a celebration of sisterhood and maternal love. Can these fantastic trials prepare Odilia and her sisters for what happens when they face their final test, returning home to the real world, where goddesses and ghosts can no longer help them? Along the way, they must outsmart a witch and her Evil Trinity: a wily warlock, a coven of vicious half-human barn owls, and a bloodthirsty livestock-hunting chupacabras. With the supernatural aid of ghostly La Llorona via a magical earring, Odilia and her little sisters travel a road of tribulation to their long-lost grandmother’s house. But returning home to Texas turns into an odyssey that would rival Homer’s original tale. When Odilia and her four sisters find a dead body in the swimming hole, they embark on a hero’s journey to return the dead man to his family in Mexico. To read our thoughts on the novel, see our book review. The complete guide is available for download at no cost: Vamos a Leer Educator’s Guide: Summer of the Mariposas. The standards are not included here, but are included with the lesson plans in the PDF. The following information comprises a standards-based educator’s guide that the LAII has produced to support using Summer of the Mariposas (Garcia-McCall, Tu Books, 2012) in the classroom. Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall is the selection for the LAII’s Vamos a Leer book group meeting scheduled for September 9, 2013. Educator’s Guide: Summer of the Mariposas

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