Lucha libre: The Man in the Silver Mask. A Bilingual Cuento.
By staff -- Críticas, 1/15/2006
Garza, Xavier.illus. by author. U.S.: Cinco Puntos Pr. 2005./n/32p. ISBN 0-938317-92-X./n/$17.95.
A 2005 Best Book
Gr 2-4–As if going to a lucha libre (“wrestling”) match with his grandfather and uncle weren’t exciting enough, the young narrator buys a mask identical to the one worn by his favorite wrestler. Although he can’t make it to the fight, a face-to-face encounter with his hero keeps him distracted. Astute readers will easily deduce the identity of the masked man, as they learn about Mexican wrestling. Read the Review
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