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

Mid summer must-do

Just when I think I am ready to relax, 'must-do' jobs appear out of thin air. Mid year, July, is mid summer--it's vacation time. Writing a trilogy means juggling 'must-do' tasks while the beach is calling my name. Twisted Cross, book 1 is re-leased. Golden Secrets, book 2, will be launched in October. I am researching Broken Promises, book 3 for 2022. Like you and I, my characters jump from one challenge to another, from adventurers to new surprising realities.

Book Excerpt

Twisted Cross

The Atlantic, 1796, Bodies Overboard

The prison crew, along with Sal and Blas, slept on the deck below the enlisted men, one deck above the pigs. Altogether, the Spanish galleon included six levels; ballast and cargo, livestock, prison workers, enlisted military, officers—and finally, the captain and his clergy guests. Sal and Blas drew the worst job on the ship. Many men were sick after breathing the livestock stench and sleeping in the cold dampness. As the weeks turned into months at sea, more than two dozen men became stiff and smelled of death. Sal and B las were assigned to haul their corpses to the main deck and throw the bodies overboard.

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Anita Perez Ferguson

Twisted Cross

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

Mid summer must-do

Book Excerpt

Twisted Cross

The Atlantic, 1796, Bodies Overboard

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