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The Wild Ones - Softcover

Revillas, Antonio Ramos

 
9781913109349: The Wild Ones

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Efraín and his two younger brothers live in a house on the hillside in Monterrey, Northern Mexico. They are left to fend for themselves after their mother is wrongly arrested for theft. Má has raised her boys to keep out of trouble with the local gangs and to study for their future, but they are viewed by society as good-for-nothings or criminals simply because of where they live. The only people offering any kind of support are the local gang members - but everything comes with a price tag

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About the Authors

Antonio Ramos Revillas is a Mexican author of books for adults and your people. In 2015 he was selected to participate in the Mexico 20 project by the Hay Festival. The project brought together twenty Mexican writers under the age of forty and paired them with British translators, resulting in the Mexico 20 anthology, published by Pushkin Press.Antonio has received numerous regional and national awards for his writing. On an international level his novel La guarida de las lechuzas won the Fundacion Cuatrogatos prize in Miami as well as winning the International Latino Book Award. His YA books have been recommended by IBBY Mexico, Salvajes is his third book to be chosen for the White Ravens. Several of his short stories have been translated into English, French and Polish.

Claire Storey translates from Spanish and German into English. She specialises in literature for younger readers with a particular interest in middle-grade and YA fiction. In 2021/22, she was given funding from Arts Council England for a translation project focusing on Young Adult Literature from Latin America. She regularly volunteers in schools to talk about careers with languages and was named Outreach Champion 2021 by the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. Never Tell Anyone Your Name by Federico Ivanier, and The Darkness of Colours by Martín Blasco.

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