Discover California author Angelica Martinez as an authority on neurodivergent teen fiction as she discusses how she blends Mexican culture, werewolf lore, history, and fast-moving family and friend dynamics that keep you glued to the page until the very end. What are you reading this Full Moon?
Author of Livin’ La Vida Llorona and Livin’ La Vida Loba discusses writing for the Neurodivergent community, YA readers, and the Mexican American influence of her groundbreaking debut series.
Livin’ La Vida Llorona is a haunting psych-ward ghost story where adapting to new neurodivergent diagnoses becomes a test of will, friendships, and family that has readers questioning if Selena will make it out before the full moon or if she will be trapped and studied for her werewolf secrets forever.
LIVIN’ LA VIDA LLORONA
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Selena Sol-Valencia is trapped in an institutionalized adventure where breaking free from the psych ward before her full moon transformation is a high stakes journey of self discovery, self control, and the ‘pro-social’ behaviors she must master as she adapts to her new neurodivergent diagnoses and medications. But the haunting figure of Cualli, La Llorona, is making it more difficult than Selena ever imagined.
Selena must dive deep into her family history and Mexican-Indigenous lore to figure out how and why the haunting spirit is so drawn to her. Friends and family are near and far, and help as they can. But Selena’s on her own against the ghosts of her family’s present and past. She must win her release before the full moon or face a lifetime of werewolf incarceration.
ANGELICA MARTINEZ, an Orange, California author, explores neurodivergent life through fiction, when not breaking up cat battles between her two cats. She holds degrees in psychology, education, and an M.F.A. in creative writing, with her thesis, “Scared Straight,” centering on the psychological and moral lessons present in the Horror genre. Martinez can often be found reading romance, watching horror films through tense fingers, reading manga, and practicing Tai Chi with friends.
LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOBA
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Selena Sol-Valencia is an in-denial teenage werewolf battling for her life against family tradition, human traffickers, and teen crushes. But her biggest antagonist might just be her own mind. Could womanhood really be the most dangerous part of a girl’s life?
Selena must learn family history, her Tío’s rules of survival, and figure out how to make the most of the nightmare situations brought on by teen-wolf puberty and the intrusive world. Secrets lay behind everyone she meets, but once the claws come out, nobody’s safe.
Especially on the night of the Blue Moon.
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