Once Upon a Time (Bomb)

by Manlio Argueta

Book Overview

Once Upon a Time (Bomb) is a charming memoir of a young boy growing up in El Salvador. It tells the story of Alfonso Duque the Thirteenth, a youngster from a poverty-stricken family and a budding poet. Surrounded by hovering women-his mother, aunts, grandmothers, and sisters-little Alfonso still manages to enjoy boyish pranks and endure scraped elbows, knees, and ego while also discovering the pleasures of reading. The womenfolk laughingly describe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761837876
• ISBN13: 9780761837879
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"