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The Last Karankawas by Kimberly Garza
For fans of Yaa Gyasi and Cristina Henr?quez?a kaleidoscopic, emotionally charged debut about a tight-knit community of Mexican and Filipino American families on the Texas coast.Welcome to Galveston, Texas. Population 50,241.Carly Castillo has only ever known Albacore Avenue. Abandoned as a child by her Filipina mother and Mexican-American father, Carly returns each morning from her nursing shift to the house she shares with her grandmother, Magdalena. But when Magdalena slips into dementia, Carly begins to imagine a life elsewhere. Jess Rivera, her boyfriend and all-star shortstop turned seaman, treasures the salty, familiar island air. Years ago, he had a chance to leave Galveston for a bigger city with more possibilities. But he didn?t then, and he sure as hell won't now. Deftly moving through these characters? lives and those of the individuals who circle them?Mercedes, Jess?s undocumented cousin; Kristin, Magdalena?s daytime nurse; Luz, the wife of Carly?s best friend; Schafer,