Book Blog Tour and Giveaway - Araceli's Path: Among Angels and Devils in Juarez by Marion Surles

ARACELI'S PATH

Among Angels and Devils in Juarez

by

MARION SURLES

Genre: Realistic Fiction / Border Stories / Mature Middle Grade

Publisher: Love and Literacy 

Date of Publication: November 30, 2019

Number of Pages: 145

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Araceli comes from a blended, dysfunctional family held together by the love of a grandmother. Rubí is being raised by a single mother who works as a prostitute. Both young girls are affected not only by their mothers' choices but also by the violence and culture of Juarez, Mexico. 

Can they overcome the cards they have been dealt, or are they destined to follow the same paths as their mothers? 

Follow the lives of Araceli and Rubí from childhood to young adulthood and listen for children everywhere who are voiceless, trapped in their own cultures.

(ENGLISH VERSION)

(SPANISH VERSION)

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Marion Surles was born in 1957 in Columbus, Mississippi. From a young age she was interested in learning Spanish, due to a special offering of Spanish at her elementary school. She received a BA and MA in Spanish and social work from Mississippi State University and teaches Spanish and English as a Second Language to all levels of students. She also serves as a volunteer missionary at home and in many Spanish-speaking countries. Most recently, she has formed a mission in Juarez, Mexico called Love and Literacy, which encourages reading and staying in school. Every two months, Marion travels to Juarez to bring books and literacy activities to a poor neighborhood, partnering with a local family to serve as the library. Her books are a fictional account of the lives of her students. Her Facebook page, Love and Literacy, gives updates of her work in Juarez.

Marion lives in Dublin, Texas with her husband, horses, and dogs. She enjoys trail riding, kayaking, and camping, plus visiting with her daughters and granddaughter nearby. 

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Love and Literacy encourages children to read and to stay in school and provides books in Spanish for a poor neighborhood in Juarez, Mexico. Every two months, I travel to Juarez to do literacy activities and read with the kids. (Donations of children’s books in Spanish are always welcomed.)

The books I take are maintained by a local mom so the children can exchange their books from the library-in-a-box. They can take it home to read and return another day for a different book. In this video, the children in the neighborhood of the mission have selected a new book to read. Older children read to younger ones. During my trips I read to them and let beginning readers read to me. We do puzzles and arts and crafts, play games, and learn respect. They are encouraged to read when I am not there and to stay in school. Many children have been coming since the mission was started five years ago.

My books, Grit in Juarez (Valentía en Ciudad Juárez) and Araceli’s Path (El Camino de Araceli), are based on their lives and the struggles of the families there. I also deliver tarps, blankets, and heaters in winter and fans in summer, bought with donations. Sales of my books support the mission.

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GIVEAWAY:

Two winners will each receive autographed copies of Araceli’s Path and Grit in Juarez (choice of English or Spanish) by Marion Surles, Day of the Dead shopping bag & plate, Mexican coin purse, and Mexican candy.

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