Benjamin Alire Senz
Benjamin Alire Senz 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, Csar Chavez An
Senz Benjamin Alire, Saenz Benjamin Alire:
The Dog Who Loved Tortillas / La Perrita Que Le Encantaban Las Tortillas
Little Diego Book
Illustrator: Geronimo Garcia
Cinco Puntos Press , 2009
Hardcover, 40 pages
Saenz Benjamin Alire, Senz Benjamin Alire:
A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un Tiempo Perfecto Para Soaar
Illustrator: Esau Morales
Cinco Puntos Press , 2008
Hardcover, 40 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
