Duct Tape, Materialism, Social Status, and Adelita's Secret
Today I'm delighted to welcome author Christopher Cloud to my blog. I reviewed his middle-grade novel, A Boy Called Duct Tape, a little while ago, and really enjoyed it. But Christopher Cloud doesn't just write for middle-grade boys, and today he's here to introduce the main character, Adelita, from his YA fantasy romance, Adelita's Secret.
About Christopher Cloud
About
Adelita’s Secret
Lost in a superficial world of materialism and
social status—and ashamed of her Latino heritage—seventeen-year-old Adelita Noé
is loved by two men, two men separated by a hundred years and vastly different
stations in life. One man owns little more than the shirt on his back. The
other, a poet at heart, is heir to a vast fortune. Their love for Adelita
serves as the backdrop for the Latino girl’s quest to better understand herself
and her Mexican roots.
Adelita’s Secret, a young adult fantasy romance is available
at
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& Noble
Are you intrigued? I know I am, so here are some details, straight from the author's pen, to help you...
Get to Know the Main Character Adelita in Adelita’s
Secret
from author, Christopher Cloud
Adelita is a free-thinker, a 17
year-old teenage Latino girl who has lost her moral compass
Adelita’s SAT and ACT scores were off the chart and
she faces challenges head on
Adelita loves and respects both her
mother and father but is ashamed of her Mexican heritage
Adelita is an accomplished
photographer and not very athletic, but quite by accident, she finds a diary
written by her great grandmother.
Adelita is not athletic but in
finding her great-grandmother’s diary Adelita steps through a portal to travel
back in time and finds herself immersed in the Mexican War of 1910, a war
pitting Mexican farmers against the corrupt land barons.
Adelita joins a band of warrior
women who help the soldiers and protect mothers and children from the ravages
of war.
Adelita is your average shy teenager
who must deal with regular high school friends and first loves; a young poet at
heart, is heir to a vast fortune, but just because you’re rich doesn’t mean
life goes smoothly. And the young poet must face his most difficult trials.
Adelita meets and falls in love with
a Mexican soldier, Diego Santiago, a man who owns little more than the shirt on
his back. Her love for Diego brings her closer to her Mexican roots.
Thank you Christopher. Adelita really does sound like a fascinating character, and she comes to life really quickly in those sample chapters (Readers, follow the link then you'll see what I mean!). I wish you every success with the release, and thank you for visiting my blog.
About Christopher Cloud
Christopher Cloud began writing fiction full time after a
long career in journalism and public relations. Voices of the Locusts is his fourth novel. A multi-genre author,
Chris Cloud’s choice of novels to write is determined not by genre, but by the
weight of the story. Cloud graduated from the University of Missouri in 1967
with a degree in journalism. He has worked as a reporter, editor, and columnist
at newspapers in Texas, California, and Missouri. He was employed by a Fortune
100 company as a public relations executive, and later operated his own public
relations agency. Cloud attended high school in Japan, and much of his Voices of the Locusts is based on
personal experience. Cloud lives in Joplin, Missouri.
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