Maria Victoria Murua's Books

Los Niños

By: Maria Victoria Murua

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They are little children, in little bodies, and with little children mentalities; but they have committed adult-size crimes, like armed robbery, assault, rape, and even murder. They cant be housed with juveniles that have committed petty offenses; and they cant be housed with adult delinquents. They are then, incarcerated in a limbo of sorts; the Juvenile Adult Remand Detention System; in adult facilities, but out of sight and sound of the adults. They must, however, abide by the same rules. Some of them exhibit tough exteriors, but many times, their childish minds cannot comprehend even what they have done. It is then that the Detention Officers confront the child (el nio), who weeps, and mourns for his mother, his family and his lost future. Los Nios tells the story of only 31 of these children. There are hundreds of thousands of them nationwide. Along with our child prodigies, and our honor students, they also are Americas future.

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Xlibris Corporation

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ISBN 10

1462852181

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9781462852185

La Flor De Capomo

By: Maria Victoria Murua

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La Flor De Capomo

By: Maria Victoria Murua

Demi is a beautiful, young , intelligent Yaqui Indian girl, living the carefree life of a teenager. She is blessed with wonderful parents, a wise and loving grandmother; and a supportive extended family. All of a sudden it seems, her carefree world begins to fall apart; first with her beloved’s cousin ingression into the community’s street gangs, then his violent death. His death signals the emergence of the family’s ghosts and past; revealing terrible acts of violence, revenge and horror – while at the same time demonstrating the valor, strength and unity of a family, a town, and a people. A brief history of the Town of Guadalupe, Arizona is included in this story as a necessary backdrop to Demi’s story. Guadalupe’s history, like La Flor de Capomo, is a history of courage, hope, faith, strength and hard-won unity, without which our Town would be history, and our people scattered to the winds.

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ISBN 10

1469171627

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9781469171623

Mi Razon

By: Maria Victoria Murua

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Mi Razon

By: Maria Victoria Murua

There are those after all, who can never realize their fondest dreams. In the absence of personal fulfillment the next best thing is to steer our children into a path that leads to the fulfillment of their own dreams. To many; that recourse is their only vindication. Mi Razon is a Testament of sorts to a man who overcame poverty, ignorance and severe personal misfortune; but was waylaid by vice, weakness, unfortunate decisions and severe misfortune. While telling the story of one man, it narrates the history of many men; spanning three generations to celebrate a culture who like their American counterparts also dream and hope and feel.

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1456817728

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9781456817725

Slaying My Dragons

By: Maria Victoria Murua

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Slaying My Dragons

By: Maria Victoria Murua

From the time Georgie was a little boy, his life underwent powerful, life-altering changes that gave rise to his many fears; the sudden death of his beloved Grandpa Manny, his parent's divorce, his mother's and his little brother's illnesses, and especially the presence in his life of Damian and his bullies. He was only five when he lost his grandpa, but then God seemed to compensate him with his new baby brother, Tony; someone he could love and protect. That connection created in both boys a bond that surpassed anything else in their lives, and although 5 years apart in age, they grew up together almost as contemporaries, sharing everything in their lives and holding on to each other as their anchor in dealing with all the misfortunes life dealt them. Through it all, Georgie harbored and nurtured a lot of fears, the biggest of which were the bullies at school and how to protect Tony when he couldn't even protect himself. Skirting the bullies as he went, Georgie developed into a mature young teenager, a gifted student, and a talented dancer; pulling Tony along with him on all his new adventures and accomplishments; while at the same time dealing with the bullies as best he could. Then an unexpected ally arrives in the form of a bronze statue of St. George, given to him by his grandmother. With that statue comes hope, and faith and an awareness of all that he could be, along with a new and powerful friend. Like everything else in life, one cannot just avoid evil and danger. While it confronted just him, Georgie was able to evade it; but when it involved Tony, he had to face it head on. In doing so, he found that he didn't have to face it alone. His help came from the most unlikely sources; his dragons (his fears and a couple of real, fire-breathing dragons), St. George, and Tony himself. Two brother: together they played, together they dreamed, together they danced, and together they fought back.

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