AUTHOR: Rudolfo A. Anaya
ISBN: 0446600253
Plot Summary: Six-year-old Antonio Marez meets Ultima, a curandera (one who heals with magic and herbs). Antonio grows to adulthood in the presence and under the care of Ultima, exploring family ties, magical secrets of their pagan past, and reconciling them with his Catholic upbringing.
Aden's Mini-Review: A very intense, and powerful read. It is very easy to get swept up in the story and moved by the characters.
Complaints: Offensive language, "glorifies death", sexual themes, witchcraft
Banned by the Laton Joint Unified School District in California.
Solonor Says Ban It Because: Oh, here we go. Just 'cause a guy is Mexican or some such, we ought to let him get away with teachin' our kids about witches and questioning the church? I don't think so!
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These Are Not God's Eyes