The Women’s National Book Association celebrates October with National Reading Group Month. You can find resources and tips for celebrating the bookjoy of shared reading on their website. Pat’s family memoir, House of Houses lends itself to thought-provoking reading group … Continue reading →
“Lobo was everything a citizen should be–hardworking, honest, brave, respectful, responsible.” —-from the Authors’ Note, I Pledge Allegiance, by Pat Mora and Libby Martinez “Libby and her Great Aunt Lobo are learning the Pledge of Allegiance at the same time—but … Continue reading →
Studies have shown that for kids, summer reading helps prevent loss of academic skills–but summer is also a time for reading FUN for kids, teens and adults! Consider adding these poetry collections to your summer reading lists: For Children Bookjoy, … Continue reading →
Pat’s book Water Rolls, Water Rises/El agua rueda, el agua sube is now available in paperback! the book received many positive reviews and was a Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor book for 2015.
Continue reading →My first book, Chants, was published in 1984 by Arte Público Press at the University of Houston. I was an administrator at the University of Texas at El Paso when my first copy arrived. Thanks to my mom, I’d grown … Continue reading →
