This rural New Mexico writer, youngest of 10 children, is best known for his 1972 groundbreaking Hispanic novel about a boy and an old woman, a curandera, who comes to live with his family. But he also wrote children's books based on traditional tales of New Mexico. He had a home in Jemez Springs, NM and I was honored to meet him when I worked in the library there. He was a lovely man, and very generous to the library. This is Rudolfo Anaya, and his classic book is Bless Me, Ultima, and his books for children include The Farolitos of Christmas, Maya's Children: the Story of La Llorona and The Curse of the Chupacabra.
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