Under The Mesquite By Guadalupe Garcia Mccall

In Under The Mesquite By Guadalupe Garcia Mccall, Lupita learns how to deal with life's many problems. As a theatre actor in school, she tries to speak without an accent. On the other hand at home she finds out her mother has cancer. Since the information of her Mother's cancer has slipped out, she would cry by her mother's side in the hospital. She now has to take care of her seven siblings, because she is the oldest, and her dad, Papi has to work more to support the family.

With this struggling family she decides to write her struggles for future generations. Everyday she sits under the mesquite tree in her backayard, and writes her life in a long verse. Don't get confused it is no poem, it is only story in a poetic stanza like verses. This well written novel in verse describes one family's move from Mexico to the United States and its effects on Lupita. She will soon have to face the challenges of college, and her mother's death, but it definitely won't be easy.

Guadalupe Garcia McCall has created a new Hispanic voice out there that will change the way you react in life. Even though it is written in verse the uniqueness make it interesting to read. Lupita's Journey will take her to many exciting and depressing events, that she cannot avoid, but the way she will face them is the real reason people should read this book. I hope you enjoy reading the book, as you will not regret the tragedy and adventure.