From This Wicked Patch of Dust [SEP] publisher
From This Wicked Patch of Dust
From This Wicked Patch of Dust is a novel by Sergio Troncoso first published in 2011 by The University of Arizona Press. It explores the struggle of a Mexican-American family to become American and yet not be pulled apart by a maelstrom of cultural forces.
Plot summary.
In the border shantytown of Ysleta, Texas, Mexican immigrants Pilar and Cuauhtemoc Martinez strive to teach their four children to forsake the drugs and gangs of their neighborhood. The family’s hardscrabble origins unite them to
"Southwest Books of the Year". "From This Wicked Patch of Dust" was also a finalist for Reading The West Book Award from the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association, and was shortlisted runner-up for the biannual PEN/Texas Southwest Book Award for Fiction.
External links.
- Teacher's Guide for "From This Wicked Patch of Dust"
- Discussion Questions for "From This Wicked Patch of Dust"
- Sergio Troncoso's official web site