Sisters in Blue/Hermanas de azul

Sor María de Ágreda Comes to New Mexico/ Sor María de Ágreda viene a Nuevo México

Illustrated by Amy Córdova
Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

Sisters in Blue tells the story of two young women—one Spanish, one Puebloan—meeting across space and time. Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda, New Mexico’s famous Lady in Blue, is said to have traveled to New Mexico in the seventeenth century. Here Anna M. Nogar and Enrique R. Lamadrid bring her to life, imagining an encounter between a Pueblo woman and Sor María during the nun’s mystical spiritual journeys. Tales of Sor María, who described traveling across the earth and the heavens, have traditionally presented her as an evangelist who helped bring Catholicism to the Pueblos. Instead this book, which includes an essay providing historical context, shows a connection between Sor María and her friend Paf Sheuri. The two women find more similarities than differences in their shared experiences, and what they learn from each other has an impact for centuries to come.

About The Authors

Anna M. Nogar is an associate professor in the University of New Mexico's Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She is the author, editor, and coeditor of several books, including Quill and Cross in the Borderlands: Sor María de Ágreda and the Lady in Blue, 1628 to the Present; A History of Mexican Literature; and Sisters in Blue: Sor María de Ágreda Comes to New Mexico / Hermanas de Azul: Sor María de Ágreda viene a Nuevo México (UNM Press).

Enrique R. Lamadrid is a distinguished professor emeritus of Spanish at the University of New Mexico. He is the editor of the Querencias Series at the University of New Mexico Press.

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About The Illustrator

Amy Córdova is an artist, author, educator, and two-time ALA Pura Belpré Honors Award winner for children's book illustration. She lives in La Cíenega, New Mexico.

Product Details

  • Publisher: UNM Press (June 15, 2017)
  • Length: 88 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826358226
  • Ages: 9 - 11

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Densely saturated illustrations bring the colors of the seventeenth century to life.--Kirkus Reviews

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