San Antonio Book Festival - Carmen Tafolla
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Carmen Tafolla

Dr. Carmen Tafolla is an award-winning author, speaker, and university professor. A native of the West Side barrios of San Antonio, she is the author of more than 40 books and her works have been published in Spanish, English, French, German, Korean and Bengali. From 2012 to 2014, she served as the first City Poet Laureate of San Antonio, and in 2015 was named state Poet Laureate of Texas. Her numerous distinctions include the Americas Award, two Tomás Rivera Book Awards, six International Latino Book Awards, the Art of Peace Award, and Top Ten Books for Babies by the Fred Rogers Corporation. She lives and writes in San Antonio, where she is currently at work on the full biography of 1930s organizer, Emma Tenayuca. Her latest book is Warrior Girl.

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  • Warrior Girl by Carmen Tafolla

    Warrior Girl

    Celina and her family are bilingual and follow both Mexican and American traditions. Celina revels in her Mexican heritage, but once she starts school it feels like the world wants her to erase that part of her identity. Fortunately, she’s got an army of family and three fabulous new friends behind her to fight the ignorance. But it’s her Gramma who’s her biggest inspiration, encouraging Celina to build a shield of joy around herself. Because when you’re celebrating, when you find a reason to sing or dance or paint or play or laugh or write, they haven’t taken everything away from you. Of course, it’s not possible to stay in celebration mode when things get dire--like when her dad’s deported and a pandemic hits--but if there is anything Celina’s sure of, it’s that she’ll always live up to her last name: Guerrera--woman warrior--and that she will use her voice and writing talents to make the world a more beautiful place where all cultures are celebrated.


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