Middle Grade Author Visit w/ Ernesto Cisneros

Join us for a reading and Q&A with Ernesto Cisneros in celebration of his new middle grade book Queso, Just in Time!

About the book:

If you could travel back in time to when your parents were your age, get to know them before life shaped them into parents, would you want to go? Quetzalcoatl Castillo Anguiano Ceballos Regalado, Queso for short, has to tolerate a lot of jokes about his nickname, but at least people can pronounce it. He is named after his abuelo who, like so many immigrants, gave up his dreams so that future generations could have theirs.

Queso’s dad’s dreams though, were taken by his experiences in the war, and he died young, so when Queso discovers that he has travelled back in time and can get to know his dad before the PTSD, he is ecstatic! With a voice tuned perfectly to a grieving, kind middle-schooler, Cisneros gifts us with another book for our times and our kids.

About the author:

Ernesto Cisneros is the nationally acclaimed author of Efrén Divided. He was born and raised in Santa Ana, California, where he still teaches. As an author, he believes in providing today’s youth with an honest depiction of characters with whom they can identify.

Additionally, he strives to build empathy and belonging in our community. His awards include the prestigious Pura Belpré Medal, A Kids' Book Choice Award, A Poppy Award, A Caliba Best MG, 6 International Latino Book Awards, a SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, and numerous Best of Lists.

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