Lowriders Blast from the Past

Description

When Lupe, Flapjack, and Elirio are bullied by Las Matas Moscas, they know they're going to like one another. When the friends find out they all love lowrider cars, the friendship is golden for life. But the bullies won't leave the Lowriders aloneand they don't let any girls or babies into car clubs. Can three determined outcasts prove that they deserve a place in Las Mata Moscas' car show? Humour, Spanish, and lowriders come together in this rollicking journey through the bumpy terrain of friendship, bullying, and standing up for what you believe in. Vamonos!

Cathy Camper's work has been featured in Amy Sedaris' book Simple Times; Crafts for Poor People and in the New York Times review of the book. She's published a children's science book Bugs Before Time; Prehistoric Insects and Their Relatives with Simon and Schuster (2002), and her work has appeared in places like Wired, Cricket, Cicada, Primavera, Women's Review of Books, Utne Reader and Giant Robot. She reviews graphic novels online for Lambda Books. She works for Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon, as a librarian doing outreach to schools and kids grade K-12. For more information: www.cathycamper.com. Raul Gonzalez's work is drawing much acclaim. He teaches classes on drawing and comics for kids at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston and the Maude Morgan Visual Arts Center in Cambridge. Raul has exhibited his work along the East Coast in Boston and New York at such fine galleries as Carrol and Sons, Space 242, Aidekman Visual Arts Center and many more. He was recently awarded the Wet Paint Grant.