Viola Canales
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Viola Canales (b. April 21, 1957 ) is an American writer originally from McAllen, Texas.[1] She has published a short story collection, Orange Candy Slices and Other Secret Tales (2001),[2] and a novel, The Tequila Worm (2005)[3] for which she won the Pura Belpré Award in 2006.[4]
Canales attended St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Harvard College, and Harvard Law School.[5] She has been a captain in the US Army, a litigator, and an official in the Clinton Administration.[5]
Her partner is Pamela S. Karlan.
[edit] References
- ^ "Viola Canales Collection Summary". Kerlan Collection. University of Minnesota Libraries. 2006. http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/CLRC-2023.xml. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Publisher's Review: "Orange Candy Slices and Other Secret Tales" by Viola Canales". ArtePublicoPress.com. Arte Público Press. 2001. http://www.arte.uh.edu/view_book.aspx?isbn=1558853324. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "About This Book". randomhouse.com. Random House, Inc.. 2005. http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385746748. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Raul Colón, Viola Canales win Pura Belpré Awards". Press Releases. American Library Association. 2006-01-23. Archived from the original on 2008-04-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080403000904/http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2006/january2006/belprew06.cfm. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ a b "The Beauty of Beans: A Mexican-American girl grows up". Harvard Magazine. Harvard University. 2006-01. http://harvardmagazine.com/2006/01/the-beauty-of-beans.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
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