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Malin Alegria

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http://www.goodreads.com/malinalegria

born

February 20, 1974 in San Diego, The United States

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http://www.malinalegria.com

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Young Adult

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December 2007

About this author

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Malín Alegria was raised in San Francisco’s Mission District. She’s a graduate of UC Santa Barbara and received her MA in Education. She is a teacher, permaculture consultant, Aztec dancer, and performer. She’s preformed and wrote with Teatro Nopal & the WILL Collective. Malin’s is a member of SCBWI, TNAFA, and the ultra fabulous Nopalitas. “Estrella’s Quinceñera” was published by Simon & Schuster in 2006. Her second novel “Sofi Mendoza’s Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico” was released May 2007. Her short stories have appeared in the anthologies “Once Upon a Cuento,” and “15 Candles: 15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles, and other Quinceañera Stories. Malin currently lives in California and New Mexico where she teaches,writes,...more

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Books by Malin Alegria

Average rating: 3.71 · 336 ratings · 97 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Estrella's Quinceanera 3.76 avg rating — 185 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico 3.67 avg rating — 145 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Crossing the Line (Border Town, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Quince Clash (Border Town, #2) 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	No Second Chances (Border Town, #4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	Falling Too Fast (Border Town, #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:

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Border Town (4 books)
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Quince Crashers (Humor)

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Description: Short Story about crashing Quinceaneras

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