Bibliograph

Type

Label

Echoes of Grace, Guadalupe García McCall

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 14 and up, Tu Books, an imprint of Lee and Low Books IncorporatedGrades 10-12, Tu Books, an imprint of Lee and Low Books Incorporated

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Echoes of Grace

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1341282951

Responsibility statement

Guadalupe García McCall

Summary

In this triumphant new novel, Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall explores sisterhood, family secrets, intergenerational trauma, life, and love in a modern Gothic setting with a magical realist twist.In Eagle Pass, Texas, Grace struggles to understand the "echoes" she inherited from her mother--visions which often distort her reality. One morning, as her sister, Mercy, rushes off to work, a disturbing echo takes hold of Grace, and within moments, tragedy strikes. Attending community college for the first time, talking to the boy next door, and working toward her goals all help Grace recover, but her estrangement from Mercy takes a deep toll. And as Grace's echoes bring ghosts and premonitions, they also bring memories of when Grace fled to Mexico to the house of her maternal grandmother--a woman who Grace had been told died long ago. Will piecing together the truth heal Grace and her sister, or will the echoes destroy everything that she holds dear?

Target audience

adolescent

Classification