| The Maldonado Miracle 1-Simul Edition Contributor(s): Taylor, Theodore (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152050361 ISBN-13: 9780152050368 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $6.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: When young Maldonado is wounded in a Mexican migrant camp, he flees to a church. The blood from his wound lands on a statue of Christ and his accidental miracle starts a media frenzy. Now a Showtime original movie directed by Salma Hayek. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Runaways - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Pirates |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003045283 |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.38" W x 6.98" (0.25 lbs) 167 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 482 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Twelve-year-old Jose Maldonado used to dream of becoming a fine artist. But this son of a poor Mexican farmer now focuses on survival, not art. After Jose's mother died, his father left to work in the United States, leaving Jose on his own in Mexico. When it's time for father and son to reunite, things go terribly wrong. Jose's attempt to cross the border is harrowing, and his stay at a migrant worker camp turns into a nightmare, forcing him to flee for his life. Hiding out in a church seems a wise thing to do--until the blood dripping from his wounded shoulder lands on a statue of Christ. Now everyone thinks the statue itself is bleeding. Jose's accidental "miracle" kick-starts a media frenzy--and threatens the future of an entire town. Theodore Taylor's riveting story of faith and desperation inspired the September 2003 Showtime movie The Maldonado Miracle, directed by Acadamy Award nominee Salma Hayek. |
Contributor Bio(s): Taylor, Theodore: - THEODORE TAYLOR (1921-2006), an award-winning author of many books for young people, was particularly known for fast-paced, exciting adventure novels. His books include the bestseller The Cay, Timothy of the Cay, The Bomb, Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!, Ice Drift, The Maldonado Miracle, and The Weirdo, an Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult Mystery. |