Guzmán, Lila - Writer
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Lila Guzmán holds a Ph.D. in Spanish and has won numerous writing awards, including honorable mention in fiction from the National League of American Pen Women.
Coming in 2006 are: Kichi in Jungle Jeopardy (Blooming Tree Press), Lorenzo and the Turncoat (Arte Público Press) and elementary biographies for Enslow Publishing on César Chávez, Roberto Clemente, Ellen Ochoa, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and George Lopez.
Lorenzo's Secret Mission is the first in a series of novels about the American Revolution. Lorenzo joins a flatboat flotilla delivering crucial supplies from New Orleans to George Washington's fledgling army.This novel was a finalist for the 2005 Golden Spur.
In Lorenzo's Revolutionary Quest, Lorenzo travels to San Antonio for cattle to feed the Continental Army.
Lila is a frequent visitor at schools and a popular conference speaker.