The Skinny Years

Ramos Y Sanchez, Raul

ISBN 10: 0985403497 / ISBN 13: 9780985403492

Published by Beck & Branch Publishers, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Skinny Years
• Publisher: Beck & Branch Publishers
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0985403497
• ISBN 13: 9780985403492
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

"Gritty and witty" -- Foreword Reviews

Surfers, soul brothers, hippies, and thugs--they're all part of Victor "Skinny" Delgado's world growing up in Miami during the turbulent 1960s. Fleeing the Castro regime in Cuba, Skinny's once-wealthy family moves from a mansion in Havana to a roach-infested bungalow in Miami's low-rent Wynwood district. Over the next ten years the Delgados struggle to survive in this strange new land--a place where fat men in red suits enter your home through the chimney, demons appear at the door begging for candy, and young women go on dates without chaperones. There's only one constant in Skinny's world as he grows from 8 to 18. He longs in vain for the girl of his dreams: his neighbor Janice Bockman who seems everything American--and everything he's not.

About the Author

The Cuban-born author grew up in Miami's cultural kaleidoscope before becoming a long-time resident of the U.S. Midwest. The author and his work have been featured on television, radio, online, and in print media across the U.S. and abroad. For more information, visit RaulRamos.com

AUTHOR HIGHLIGHTS - RAUL RAMOS Y SANCHEZ

• Best Novel Award Winner - International Latino Book Award
• Violet Crown Awards Fiction Finalist, Writers League of Texas
• Books Into Movies Award Winner - presented by Edward James Olmos
• USA Today Summer Reads Author
• LATINA Magazine "10 Hottest Summer Reads" Author
• Listed among "Best Hispanic Writers of the 21st century" by ChaCha.com
• Ohioana Book Festival Featured Author