Twisted Cross

Teens

synopsis

Synopsis

In 1795, eighteen-year-old Salvador Tenorio and his best friend, Blas, embark upon the most adventurous journey of their lives, leaving their impoverished families and painful memories behind in Imperial Spain. On a quest to find adventure, the clever young Spaniard battles the demons of his past and religious uncertainty on an epic expedition to the New World.

Determined to make the best out of their challenging circumstances, they aspire to claw their way out of poverty. Sal and Blas discover more than they ever imagined as they witness the fragmented cultures of California’s native people. Tangling with corrupted padres and escaping from ruthless pirates, they realize that all that glitters is not gold. Sal and Blas must quickly learn the rules of the sea and the new western frontier—or die trying. Can Sal handle his own twisted secrets and rise from the depths of his past while discovering his own purpose in life?

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Author Biography

Dr. Perez Ferguson is a cross-cultural educator and consultant. Her fiction brings to life the voices of California inhabitants living 200 years ago. She has twice won the Best YA Fiction Award from the San Francisco Writers Conference, 2021 and 2022.

Regarding Broken Promises:

"The tightly wound plot flows effortlessly from one moment to the next.... readers will find themselves inspired by the future Sparrow creates for herself and those around her." — Kirkus Reviews

Her non-fiction promotes the voices of under-represented communities in the twenty-first century. This earned her the 2014 Lacayo Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute. She is an Advisor and Former Chair for the InterAmerican Foundation and a former Visiting Lecturer for the Council for Independent Colleges. She enjoys living and writing on the Pacific coast.

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Author Insight

Good is never good enough

Sal and Blas have a place to stay, food to eat and they are actually becoming real blacksmiths, but that is not good enough for Sal. The lure of fame and fortune blinds many of us to the good things we already enjoy. Sal never had much of anything and his desire to achieve great wealth drives him away from his home, his friend and even his own conscience.

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Twisted Cross

“Que suerte, we got lucky,” Blas said. He fumbled with the tools on the workbench in the Mission shop. “Can you imagine us making something used in the Mass?”

“Don’t get too holy, amigo,” Sal said. “Sure, Brother David seems like a good sort, for a religious man, but we are only staying here until I think of something better.”

“Did you hear him say I have a gift for making candlesticks for the glory of God?” Blas said. He appeared very comfortable at the Mission, too comfortable. When Brother David left Sal and Blas alone in the Mission workshop, they shared their secrets.

“Okay, so we fooled him so far,” Sal said. “But there is no way we are going to stay here for two years, Viceroy’s orders or not.” Sal wanted to get out and see other parts of this New World, especially the famous silver mines.

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Anita Perez Ferguson

Twisted Cross

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Good is never good enough

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Twisted Cross

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