Download or read book Aunt Carmen's Book of Practical Saints written by Pat Mora and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like Sonia Sanchez and Sandra Cisneros, Pat Mora draws on oral and lyrical traditions; she reclaims the history and culture of her Mexican roots, especially real and imagined Mexican women of the past, from a tribute to Frida Kahlo to an interview with an Aztec goddess.