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This graphic memoir takes a kid’s-eye view of sibling tussles, screw-ups, a family background of toil and loss, the pull of two identities, and 1970s pop culture. Pedro is dismayed to learn that his family will drive from California to Jalisco to persuade his long-widowed grandfather to move into their very crowded house. Martín mixes graphic styles and pops in irreverent explainers on subjects like Mexican food, music, and toys. Being shaken down by border guards, hanging out with cousins, reburying Abuelita, and dealing with an undead deer in a Winnebago, Pedro connects deeply with what his parents and grandfather have endured. In between poignant parts, I laughed myself silly.
An unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them that National Book Award Finalist Victoria Jamieson calls "one of those books that kids will pass to their friends as soon as they have finished it."
Pedro Martin has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito-his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution! But that doesn't mean Pedro is excited at the news that Abuelito is coming to live with their family. After all, Pedro has 8 brothers and…
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
Beautifully crafted stories of people just trying to survive, faced with tough decisions and moments that force them to reevaluate their life paths. I love how the backstories of many of the characters interacted with their current situations in surprising and believable ways.
Cailler is such a versatile writer—and the mastery of his craft is in full display in this must-read collection.
In Forest for the Trees & Other Stories, Mathieu Cailler delivers a diverse collection of fifteen shorts that perfectly captures characters steeped in their own troubles. With clear and pointed prose, Cailler creates a conduit through which readers experience the characters’ sufferings, losses, revelations, their moments of connection, and their snippets of happiness. The author’s experimentation with voice and point of view makes this collection honest and accessible, allowing readers to feel true compassion by better understanding others and the imperfect world we all inhabit. A must-read by one of America's rising voices in short fiction.
