Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt

Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert

Gary D. Schmidt with David Díaz (Illustrator)

32 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography childrens emotional slow-paced
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2013 Pura Belpre Award for Illustration As the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and a former slave, Martin de Porres was born into extreme poverty. Even so, his mother begged the church fathers to allow him into the priesthood. Instead, Mart...

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