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Gonzalez and Daughter Trucking Co.: A Road Novel with Literary License
Gonzalez and Daughter Trucking Co.: A Road Novel with Literary License | Maria Amparo Escandon
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Serving a sentence in a prison in Mexico, Libertad Gonzalez finds a clever way to pass the time with the weekly Library Club, reading to her fellow inmates from whatever books she can find in the prison s meager supply. The story that emerges, though, has nothing to do with the words printed on the pages. She tells of a former literature professor and fugitive of the Mexican government who reinvents himself as a trucker in the United States. There he falls in love with a wild woman with whom he shares his truck and his life that is until Joaquin Gonzalez unexpectedly finds himself alone on the road with a baby girl and Gonzalez & Daughter Trucking Co. is born. Joaquin and his daughter make the cab of an 18-wheeler their home, sharing everything adventures, books, truck-stop chow, and memories of the girl s mother until one day the girl grows into a woman, and a chance encounter with one man causes her to rebel against another. With her stories, Libertad enthralls a group of female prisoners every bit as eccentric as the tales she tells. In "Gonzalez and Daughter Trucking Co.," bestselling author Maria Amparo Escandon seamlessly blends together these elements into one compelling and unexpected conclusion that will have you cheering for Libertad and filled with joy."
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Juliethope
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If I could string together all the lines of text I‘ve read aloud on the road, I‘d be able to tie a bow of words around the world.

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Leelee.reads
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Mehso-so

So much potential with characters, narration and plot line, but this fanciful tale of an incarcerated young woman who passes prison time by revealing her history to inmates during "story time" didn't feel like it reached its potential. (I don't think those metaphors I posted were intended to be humorous...) Engaging story, just felt slightly unpolished and a bit amateur.

Leelee.reads BTW - I'm on a mission to find texts by Latino authors for my classroom. Many of the usual titles are already being used by the IB program. If you know of fiction to recommend (aside from House of Spirits; Bless Me, Ultima; any Marquez or Alvarez; Like Water for Chocolate) let me know! 8y
Notafraidofwords Try The Renunciation by Edgardo Julia. 8y
Leelee.reads @Notafraidofwords Thanks, I'll check it out! 8y
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Leelee.reads
Mehso-so

So much potential with characters, narration and plot line, but this fanciful tale of an incarcerated young woman who passes prison time by revealing her history to inmates during "story time" didn't feel like it reached its potential. (I don't think those metaphors I posted were intended to be humorous...) Engaging story, just felt slightly unpolished and a bit amateur.

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Leelee.reads
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Another one! What is with these similes? 😳😆

Ericmanciniwriter Is this book supposed to be funny? 8y
Reviewsbylola That's definitely interesting. 😁 8y
Megabooks Totally weird. 8y
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Leelee.reads
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How does a metaphor like this make it past the editors? 😳 Not only it is it off-putting, it doesn't even make sense to me as a comparison.

Gulfsidemusing What???😳👎🏻 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Yeah. This makes no sense at all and just leaves you with gross imagery. 😟 8y
Ericmanciniwriter Wow somebody spun the wheel-o-metaphors on that one 8y
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