About this book
Ultima, a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic, comes to Antonio Marez's New Mexico family when he is six years old, and she helps him discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past.
Subjects
Family relationshipsFictionGrandparent and childHealersLlanosMexican American childrenMexican AmericansReaders for new literatesModern Literatureopen_syllabus_projectLarge type booksFiction, generalNew mexico, fictionFiction, psychologicalFiction, historical, generalMother and child, fictionEnglish languageTextbooks for foreign speakersHigh interest-low vocabulary booksReading Level-Grade 9Reading Level-Grade 8Reading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 10Reading Level-Grade 12