Benjamin Alire Saenz
Benjamin Alire Saenz Was Born In His Grandmother's House In Picacho, New Mexico-On The Outskirts Of Las Cruces, New Mexico Where Juliana In Hollywood Is Set. He Was The Fourth Of Seven Children And Was Brought Up In A Traditional Mexican-American Catholic Family. His Family Spoke Mostly Spanish At Home, And It Was Only Through His Education In The Public Schools That He Learned To Speak And Write In English. He Entered The Seminary In 1972, A Decision That Was As Much Political As It Was Religious: He Was Heavily Influenced By Such Catholic Thinkers As Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Ca(C)Sar Chav
Saenz Benjamin Alire:
Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood
Cinco Puntos Press , 2004
Hardcover, 291 pages
Saenz Benjamin Alire:
Elegies in Blue: Poems
Cinco Puntos Press , 2002
Quality paperback, 120 pages
Saenz Benjamin Alire:
Abuelita Fina y Sus Sombrillas Maravillosas/Grandma Fina And Her Wonderful Umbrellas
Illustrator: Geronimo Garcia
Cinco Puntos Press , 2001
Quality paperback, 31 pages
Urrea Luis Alberto:
Vatos
Photographer: Jose Galvez, Foreword by: Benjamin Alire Saenz
Cinco Puntos Press , 2000
Quality paperback, 95 pages
Saenz Benjamin Alire, Sc!Enz Benjamin Alire, Senz Benjamin Alire:
A Gift from Papa Diego: Un Regalo de Papa Diego
Cinco Puntos Press , 1998
Quality paperback, 40 pages



