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Mario Bencastro

Author of Odyssey to the North

13+ Works 93 Members 1 Review

Works by Mario Bencastro

Odyssey to the North (1998) 23 copies

Viaje a la tierra del abuelo (2004) 12 copies

Odisea del norte (1999) 12 copies

Árbol de la vida: historias de la guerra civil (1997) 10 copies

Un tren llamado Esperanza/ A Train Called Hope (Spanish and English Edition) (2021) 10 copies

A Shot in the Cathedral (1996) 6 copies

El niño de maíz/ The Boy of Maize (Spanish and English Edition) (2022) 6 copies

A Promise to Keep (2005) 5 copies

The Tree of Life: Stories of Civil War (1997) 4 copies

Disparo en la catedral (1997) 2 copies

La mansión del olvido (2015) 1 copy

Paraíso Portátil / Portable Paradise (Spanish Edition) 1 copy

Vato guanaco loco (Spanish Edition) 1 copy

Associated Works

Where Angels Glide at Dawn: New Stories from Latin America (1990) — Contributor — 45 copies

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Un tren llamado Esperanza/ A Train Called Hope… by Mario Bencastro

This book was cute to read with a nice message about hope.

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haileycinq | Sep 7, 2023 |

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Independent Publisher Book Awards

Odyssey to the North (Finalist – Multicultural Fiction – 1999)

Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

El niño de maíz/ The Boy of Maize (Spanish and English Edition) (Commended Title – 2023)

Best Children's Picture Books of the Year in Spanish

El niño de maíz/ The Boy of Maize (Spanish and English Edition) (Starred – 2023)

Premio Campoy-Ada

Un tren llamado Esperanza/ A Train Called Hope (Spanish and English Edition) (Mención de honor – Libros de imágenes. Latino-céntrico. Realista. – 2022)

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Lori Marie Carlson

Statistics

Works: 13
Also by: 1
Members: 93
Popularity: #200,859
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 26
Languages: 3

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