вЂњDancing with the DevilвЂќ recounts the famous urban legend, setting it at a middle-school and narrating it from a jilted boyfriendвЂ™s perspective. вЂњLouie Spills His GutsвЂќ explores the old admonition that children shouldnвЂ™t play with knives without their parentsвЂ™ permission lest their intestines end up snaking their way out through the cut theyвЂ™ll invariably receive. In вЂњLa Llorona Sings a Happy Song,вЂќ the story of two boys being chased by the legendary wailing woman is interwoven with a retelling of her origins from the perspective of one of her sons. His latest collection, Dancing with the Devil and Other Tales from Beyond, takes his readers deep into the world of Valley urban legend, riffing in six fantastic stories on the cuentos our abuelas and tГas would tell us when we were little. Known for the striking, poignant realism of his Young Adult stories centered on life in the Valley, SaldaГ±a has also tried his hand at middle-grades detective fiction with his fantastic Mickey Rangel Mystery series.

RenГ© SaldaГ±a, Jr., is a PeГ±itas native and award-winning author.

His latest collection, Dancing with the Devil and Other Tales from Beyond, takes his readers deep i This Top Shelf Review originally appeared in the July 19, 2012, edition of The Monitor This Top Shelf Review originally appeared in the July 19, 2012, edition of The Monitor Timeless Tales with a Modern Twist RenГ© SaldaГ±a, Jr., is a PeГ±itas native and award-winning author.

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