90: Stories of Resistance and Resilience with Maria Dolores Aguila - Middle Grade Author Interview

Maria Dolores Aguila is both a picture book and middle grade author of historical fiction. Her novel in verse, A Sea of Lemon Trees won both a Newberry Honor and Pura Belpre Honor. Find out how this book has changed her and more in today's episode. Find author Maria Dolores Aguilahttps://mariadoloresaguila.com/https://www.instagram.com/maria.d.aguila/A Sea of Lemon Trees by Maria Dolores Aguila The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Lemon-Trees-Corrido-Roberto/dp/1250342619/Chapters00:00 Meet author Maria Dolores Aguila02:29 What is A Sea of Lemon Trees The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez about?04:17 Why did Maria decide to use a real person from history for her middle grade historical fiction novel in verse?05:07 What inspired Maria to write A Sea of Lemon Trees?07:35 Why did Maria decide to make her debut middle grade a novel in verse?10:05 What was it like to research for a middle grade historical fiction?11:56 What was the most exciting thing to discover while researching for A Sea of Lemon Trees?13:08 What made Maria most emotional when writing A Sea of Lemon Trees?14:52 Is Maria the same person she was when she started writing A Sea of Lemon Trees? How does writing a story change a person?18:05 What is personal for Maria in A Sea of Lemon Trees?19:39 How Maria came up with the title for A Sea of Lemon Trees20:37 Was Maria involved in the creation of the cover for A Sea of Lemon Trees?21:50 What does author Maria hope that A Sea of Lemon Trees will do for readers?23:28 What is next for author Maria Dolores Aguila?24:40 Maria’s book recommendation25:20 Maria’s comp titles for A Sea of Lemon Trees