{"product_id":"angelitos-a-graphic-novel-9780814254592","title":"Angelitos: A Graphic Novel","description":"From internationally renowned Ilan Stavans, in collaboration with award-winning illustrator Santiago Cohen, comes \u003ci\u003eAngelitos: A Graphic Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ean explosive new graphic novel about a college student and his interactions with Padre Chinchachoma, a charismatic Catholic priest who devotes himself to rescuing homeless children in Mexico. Though his work gives hope to the desperate masses of children on the streets of Mexico City, his efforts interfere with and infuriate the police--with dire consequences. Set in a deeply classist society and against the backdrop of the tragic destruction of the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, the core of the story also revolves around the student's fear that Padre Chincha might be sexually abusing the children he rescues, at a time and place when such actions went unchecked by the Catholic Church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough \u003ci\u003eAngelitos: A Graphic Novel\u003c\/i\u003e is a fictional retelling of a desperate time, it draws on autobiographical elements to tell the real-life story of Alejandro García Durán de Lara, popularly known as Padre Chinchachoma, a complicated figure revered by some and reviled by others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mad Creek Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814254592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ilan Stavans,Santiago Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715395154101,"sku":"9780814254592","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_545f2c5b-6b0c-48d9-b911-35fc6af1aca8.jpg?v=1781711021","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/angelitos-a-graphic-novel-9780814254592","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}