Patricia Santana

• Jan-2004
• / General Fiction
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It's April 1969, and fourteen-year-old Yolanda Sahagún can hardly wait to see her favorite brother, Chuy, newly returned from Vietnam. But when he arrives at the Welcome Home party the family has prepared in his honor it's clear that the war has cha...

• Mar-2008
• / Historical
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Having left her much-loved San Diego barrio, Yolanda Sahagún is now living in the university dorms when a series of events--her mother dies and her father sells their home--forces her to re-examine her life. Yolanda visits her parents' hometown of E...

• Oct-2025
• / General Fiction
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“Do you know when the war will be over?”“You’re asking because you have older brothers, don’t you?”Twelve-year-old Yolanda Sahagún, an aspiring nun raised by strict Mexican immigrant parents, likes to envisi...