Guadalupe Garcia McCall young adult literature". 2012 Pura Belpré Medal for narrative 2013 Tomás Rivera Book Award 2012 Americas Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Program – Honorable Mention 2012 International Latino Book Award – Honorable Mention 2013 Westchester Young Adult Fiction Award – Winner 2013 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Finalist 2013 Amelia Bloomer Project List Guadalupe Garcia McCall Guadalupe Garcia McCall is an award-winning author, poet, and educator. She was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. She is the recipient of the 2012 Pura Belpré Medal for narrative. Guadalupe Garcia McCall was born in Coauhila, a
Jerry Garcia encouraged Garcia in his drawing and painting skills. Hedrick also introduced Garcia to the fiction of Jack Kerouac, whom Garcia later cited as a major influence. In June of the same year, Garcia graduated from the local Menlo Oaks school. He then moved with his family back to San Francisco, where they lived in an apartment above the newly built bar, the old one having previously been torn down to make way for a freeway entrance. Two months later, on Garcia's fifteenth birthday, his mother bought an accordion for him, to his great disappointment. Garcia had long been captivated by