Writer. Mom. 1st generation American with Portuguese roots. Interactive fiction writer. @DisquietILP Participant. #PitchWars. She/her.
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ALT “The perfect book for those awkward middle school years. Luchy is the hero every reader in between childhood and adolescence needs–messy, relatable, and remarkable!” –Amanda Rawson Hill, author of The Hope of Elephants
ALT Picture of the cover showing Luchy and Cami with the title GROW UP LUCHY ZAPATA in between them. Around the cover, are the words and phrases: glitter bombs, identity crisis, BFF feud, middle school drama, lots & lots of food, multi-gem home, art-loving, soccer-obsessed, Colombians in Miami
ALT Collage for the story of Pedro I of Portugal & Ines de Castro. The center is a woman with long golden hair, representing Ines. The top right is a gurgling stream, representing the garden & fountains where Pedro & Ines secretly met. Below is her elaborate Gothic coffin, created by Pedro to honor her as queen. A chess set below represents their games of chess, shown on the coffins, and also the deadly nature of court politics. A blackened heart is Pedro's, broken and hardened after Ines's assassination, bent on revenge. An ivy-covered window ruin is from the grounds of Quinta das Lagrimas, Manor of Tears, where they would meet. A skull & rusted crown refer to Ines's murder and her posthumous crowning. Joined hands represent Pedro & Ines together. Floating candles reflect Ines's funeral procession, which was lit for miles so she would always be illuminated. Words "Ate ou fim do mundo," "Until the end of the world" inscribed on their tombs, a promise of eternal love, even beyond death.
