01853cmm a2200433 4500 157507124 TxAuBib 20130627120000.0 130617s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781600608759 electronic bk. 1600608752 electronic bk. TEFOD TEFOD PWDCT TxAuBib McCall, Guadalupe Garcia. Under the mesquite [electronic resource] / Guadalupe Garcia McCall. 1st ed. New York : Lee & Low Books, 2011. 1 online resource. "Reinforced binding"--Jkt. The weight of words -- Remembering -- Crossing borders -- Give us this day -- Cut like a diamond -- Words on the wind -- Names, Spanish words, and cultural references. Throughout her high school years, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings, while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry. Includes glossary of Spanish terms. William C. Morris Award finalist, 2012. Pura Belpré Author Award, 2012. Coming of age Fiction. Coming of age Juvenile poetry. Responsibility Fiction. Responsibility Juvenile poetry. Family life Texas Fiction. Cancer Fiction. Cancer Juvenile poetry. Mexican Americans Texas Fiction. Mexican Americans Texas Juvenile poetry. Families Texas Juvenile poetry. Novels in verse. Texas Fiction. Texas Juvenile poetry. Dust jackets (Bindings) 2011. Electronic books. https://pwdl.overdrive.com/media/A82EC530-2950-435D-8947-B63289DDF15C TXEUL