Surprising Cecilia

By Denise Gonzales Abraham and Susan Gonzales Abraham

Surprising Cecilia is the second novel--following the success of Cecilia's Year --about a girl whose dreams carry her far beyond the small farm community she lives in. Both novels are set in the rich Hispanic culture of the Rio Grande Valley in the 1930s. Cecilia has worked hard so that she can go to high school. Now it's September--the school bus is bringing Cecilia to the new adventures, surprises, and responsibilities of growing up. Susan Gonzales Abraham and Denise Gonzales Abraham are the daughters of Cecilia Gonzales Abraham, the hero of the Cecilia books. Cecilia's Year has been selected as the Best Book for Young Adults in 2004 by the Texas Institute of Letters.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938317962
• ISBN13: 9780938317968
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10

Customer Reviews

really really good

i have not read the first book in this series so I do have anything to compare it to but that does not matter. this was a really great book. your really feel what Cecila feels, for examaple her anger towards her mother but yet you can understand her mothers POV too. this was a really good book.

And what happens next?

This is a sequel to "Cecilia's Year," the story of Susan and Denise Gonzales Abraham's mother. Cecilia grew up in rural New Mexico and the sequel takes her into high school. So the next question is "What happened to childhood sweetheart Johnny?" The Abraham sisters promise a third book in the series which will answer that question. Vona Van Cleef, El Paso, TX