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Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Mexican American poet, novelist, and painter. She received an MFA in poetry from the University of Alaska, Anchorage in 2017. She’s most inspired by fog and seeds and the lineages of all things. When not writing, Raquel tells stories to her plants and they tell her stories back. She lives in Tennessee with her beloved family and mountains. Raquel has published two books of poetry. Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything is her first novel.

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	Witch of Wild Things (Wild Magic #1) 3.71 avg rating — 14,957 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe 4.22 avg rating — 5,129 ratings — published 2021 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything 3.77 avg rating — 2,572 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lightning in Her Hands (Wild Magic #2) 3.80 avg rating — 2,444 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic of Untamed Hearts 3.75 avg rating — 811 ratings — published 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories – A Gripping YA Anthology of Retold Myths and Fairy Tales by Sandra Proudman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Olivia Abtahi (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David Bowles (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 315 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the House of Vasquez 4.41 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dirt and Honey 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reflection, Rebirth — Issue II, Venus Magazine by Saquina Karla C. Guiam (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Emma Camp (Contributor), Jaisha Jansena (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Magic Series 2 Books Set - Witch of Wild Things, Lightning in Her Hands really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Body Heals Itself: How Deeper Awareness of Your Muscles and Their Emotional Connection Can Help You Heal

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“White people--guys especially--always imagine another way because their paths have always been saturated with forks. For Abuela and mi mamá, there was no fork. No other way.”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything

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“It’s so easy for the person who’s done you wrong to forget, meanwhile you’re the one stuck with the lifelong trauma.”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Witch of Wild Things

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“With each breath, I am new. I’m a seed, I’m a flower, and then I’m a seed again. And that’s exactly how God made it work.”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

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