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Maximilian & the Bingo Rematch (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #2)
Contributor(s): Garza, Xavier (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1935955594 ISBN-13: 9781935955597
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2013
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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Wrestling
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family)

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2012043173

Age Level: 10-13

Grade Level: 5-8

Lexile Measure: 640(Not Available)

Series: Max's Lucha Libre Adventures

Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.00 lbs) 208 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2013 pg. 46
School Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 80
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2014
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 77 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 162786
Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Everybody's fighting in Maximilian's world: a couple of cranky t as who, like lucha libre rudos, will stop at nothing to triumph in the church's loter a game; his masked uncles going for the tag-team title of the world, and a green-eyed vixen named Paloma who challenges his love for Cecilia Cant . Will good triumph over evil? Max sure hopes so

Winner of the NACCS-Tejas Foco Young Adult Fiction Book Award and the Texas Institute of Letters H-E-B Award for Best Children's Book. 2014-15 Tejas Star Reading List Selection.

Maximilian & the Bingo Rematch is the sequel to Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel, an honor book for the Pura Belpre Award. Xavier Garza rules the ring when it comes to writing and illustrating action-packed, high-interest books filled with crazy comic-book art and set in the emotionally charged world of sixth grade.

Xavier Garza was born in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. He is an enthusiastic author, artist, teacher, and storyteller whose work is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of south Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona, and the state of Washington. He lives with his wife and son in San Antonio, Texas.

Contributor Bio(s): Garza, Xavier: - Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, author and lucha libre aficionado Xavier Garza is a prolific and enthusiastic author, artist, and storyteller whose work focuses primarily on his experiences growing up in the small border town of Rio Grande City and is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona and the state of Washington. He has authored and illustrated fourteen books, and has received such prestigious awards as the Americas Honor Book Award in 2005, the Tejas Star Book Award three times from 2007-2010 and the Pura Belpré Honor Book award in 2012. In 2014 he was awarded both the NAACS Tejas Young Adult Book Award and the Texas Institute of Letters Children's Book Award. In 2019 Xavier Garza will be inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. Garza lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Irma and their teen son Vincent.

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