Patricia Santana

About The Author

Patricia Santana is the chair of the foreign languages department and a professor of Spanish at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, California. Her earlier book, Motorcycle Ride on the Sea of Tranquility (UNM Press), received the Chicano/Latino Literary Prize and was selected by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults.

Books by Patricia Santana

Ghosts of El Grullo
By Patricia Santana
A sequel to Santana's acclaimed Motorcycle Ride on the Sea of Tranquility, Ghosts of El Grullo follows Yolanda Sahagún as she struggles to find her place in her family and the world.
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Motorcycle Ride on the Sea of Tranquility
By Patricia Santana
A touching and funny coming-of-age novel set in 1969 with a background of family and the Vietnam war.
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