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Días de Consuelo

Graphic Novel

2022

Días de Consuelo is an intimate immigration memoir in the graphic tradition of “Persepolis” that connects the personal recollections of the author’s abuela with the storm of events that made up one of the most important uprisings of the 20th century: The Mexican Revolution. Published by Radiator Comics.

Graphic Novel suitable for Middle Grade and Up

Best Young Adult Nonfiction Book - International Latino Book Awards

Overfloweth Title - Graphic Novel Diversity Award, Virginia Library Association

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Nominee - Graphic Novels & Comics

Official Selection - Book Series
Society of Illustrators Illustration 65 Annual

"The scope of the story is wisely kept small, allowing the complexity of the Mexican Revolution and its impact on the characters to serve as a backdrop for this deeply personal and affecting narrative." - Publishers Weekly

​"Amazing. At first, I felt like I was watching a classic movie with Pedro Infante and María Félix, but then it became my story and made me feel closer to my own history and to the parts of my family that I didn’t know." -Comadres y Comics podcast

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