2012 Authors - This Year Naperville READS Celebrates:
Antonio Sacre is an internationally-touring writer, storyteller, and solo performance artist based in Los Angeles. He has performed at the National Book Festival at the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, the National Storytelling Festival, and many international festivals. He is also widely recognized as a performer and workshop leader at museums, schools, and libraries.
Antonio Sacre's books for children are:
The Barking Mouse A Mango in the Hand: A Story Told Through Proverbs La Noche Buena: A Christmas Story You can see an interview with Antonio Sacre at http://roadtripnation.com/AntonioSacre
The Devil’s Highway
The Hummingbird’s Daughter
Into the Beautiful North
Mr. Mendoza’s Paintbrush
Queen of America
(sequel to The Hummingbird’s Daughter)
Luis Alberto Urrea, 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist
for nonfiction and member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss, and triumph.
Luis Urrea's many books include:
The Devil’s Highway The Hummingbird’s Daughter Into the Beautiful North Mr. Mendoza’s Paintbrush Queen of America(sequel to The Hummingbird’s Daughter)
More information about Luis Urrea can be found at http://www.luisurrea.com