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Maximilian & The Mystery Of The Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller (2011)

by Xavier Garza(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1933693983 (ISBN13: 9781933693989)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Cinco Puntos Press

series

Lucha Libre

review 1: As a child I grew up watching "Lucha Libre" a Mexican version of wrestling with my male cousins. It was probably the only venue that I was not penalized for being a girl. I knew the wrestlers names and their signature moves. I can totally relate to Margarito and his enthusiasm of watching these masked super heroes. This story reminds me so much of my childhood and the anticipation of the count when the wrestler goes down. And let us not forget the eagerness of wanting the masked hero to be 'unmasked'! This story is a great tale of a time when kids watched TV for the sheer pleasure of good versus evil and the bond that we all felt boy or girl when we watched together. There was, at least not in my eyes or Margarito's, no fake fighting, it was real to us and we jerked, bobbe... mored and weaved with every flip and punch. Xavier Garza's rendition is right on target. This would make a great story to read for any middle school-er but Mexican kids will relate well to the story line. It is suspenseful, it is funny and pure of heart. One-Two-Three- And the winner is..... all who read this story!
review 2: It was so fun to think back to the wrestling matches that I saw at the Freeman Colliseum in San Antonio when I was in high school. I wasn't a wrestling fan, but a friend was and her family took me with them. I watched some matches on tv with her family before going. All through the book there were little things that brought back some memories and made me smile. I think it is a great book and have passed it on to a few students who love WWF. It also reminded me of Niño Wrestles the World. It would be cool to read that one first and then do a read aloud of this one in maybe 3rd grade. It is a great story of a young boy getting to meet his idol. There is a lot of fun action and lots of laughter and family fun too. less

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