Published Works

Gianna the Great is the story about Gianna Saldaña who was born when Becky found how little time her students spent talking to their grandparents. Gianna’s name was borrowed from a student who attended after-school Journalism classes and inspired the creation of the story. Being “nosey,” Gianna just wants to find out about her family, and her journey begins. 

Gianna the Great was originally released in 2018 and has been updated and revised for a richer reading experience.  I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this story as well as updating HALITO GIANNA  and GIANNA THE TREASURE HUNTER which will be released in the near future.

In The Broken Branches, a school project begins a journey for Sarafina Garcia that will change her life forever. In an attempt to gain a scholarship to a prestigious school, she is thrown headfirst into a labyrinth of family history that will confuse and deepen her search. Don’t dig up old bones, was the response Sarafina received from her mother when she asked for help. What was it in the family history that was so horrible that she wouldn’t discuss it? Only by delving into historical records will she solve the lingering mystery of her parentage and mend the broken branches of her childhood one last time.

This story is also available in audio format. https://amzn.to/440MHE9