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Crazy Loco Love
Author: Victor Villasenor

From one of America's most beloved writers comes this compelling memoir of his adolescent search for meaning and identity. — When Victor Villaseñor turned sixteen, his father's gift of a brand-new, turquoise pick-up truck was accompanied by another gift: words of wisdom that would guide him on his path to manhood. "You are a man now, he said, an... more »d to be an hombre, a man must not only know right from wrong, he must also know who he is and who he isn't." In the weeks to come, however, Victor disregards his father's advice. Swayed by his friends ridicule, he has his new truck painted white to cover the vibrant turquoise, once his favorite color. Soon, he realizes his mistake. "I'd done exactly what my dad had told me not to. I'd listened to other people's opinions instead of listening to what I'd felt inside."

So begins this poignant and moving account of Villaseñor's coming of age. Growing up on his parents ranch in North San Diego County, Victor Villaseñor's teenage years were marked by a painful quest to find a place for himself in a world he didn't fit into. During his search, Victor wrangles with the usual questions of adolescence: Is it normal to think about sex all the time? Do good girls like sex? Is sex before marriage a sin?

But Victor struggles with more than just his burgeoning sexual awareness. The son of a self-made, successful man, he is different from his peers because of his Mexican heritage, and he experiences both subtle and outright discrimination because of this. Raised in a tight-knit, Catholic family, he questions the tenets of his faith and the restrictions it places on his own developing spirituality and sexuality.

After high school, Victor's quest for who he is and who he isn't takes him to Mexico, where he is shocked to learn that Mexicans aside from his father are successful. They are architects, professors, and artists. Most importantly, he meets an older woman who cultivates in him a deeper understanding of his own intellectual capacity and helps him see the world and his place in it in a whole new way. This experience allows him to appreciate his own potential and realize his dreams of making a difference in the world through writing.

A powerful portrait of a young boy on the path to manhood in the shadow of his influential father, Crazy Loco Love adds a new chapter to the grand tradition of coming-of-age books. Destined to become a classic, this new installment in Villaseñor's body of work confirms his place as a leading American writer. Crazy Loco Love will enthrall his many fans and surely win him new ones.

ISBN-13: 9781558853157
ISBN-10: 1558853154
Publication Date: 9/30/2008
Pages: 416
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Currently 4.8/5 Stars.

4.8 stars, based on 2 ratings

Publisher: Arte Publico Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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Perla A. (La-Estudiante) reviewed Crazy Loco Love on 2/1/2009 + 7 more book reviews

If you are a fan of Victor Villasenor, you will not be disappointed! I read it in one week and loved it. This book truly caputures his journey to self-identity. It covers his adolescence to early adulthood and spoke of issues a typical male teenager faces, along with the turmoils he is dealing with as a Mexican-American teenager.

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