Maximilian & the Curse of the Fallen Angel is the fourth book in Xavier Garza's award-winning series Max's Lucha Libre Adventures. Fourteen-year-old Max struggles with the biggest heartbreak of his life--his hero just announced his last match ever as the king of lucha libre!
Maximilian & la madición del Ãngel Cáido es el cuarto libro de la galardonada serie Max's Lucha Libre Adventures por Xavier Garza. Max batalla con la peor tragedia de su vida: su héroe acaba de anunciar su ultima pelea como el rey de la lucha libre!
It's the end of an era! Max's uncle --legendary luchador, the Guardian Angel-- is getting married and walking away from wrestling! Max was set on taking over the wrestling role, but not so soon. He's just fourteen! To make matters worse, his uncle chose a wild new wrestler for his last match, the Fallen Angel. If the villain wins, will the legend of the Guardian Angel die before Max is ready to put on the mask?
Es el fin de una era! El tÃo de Max --el legendario luchador, el Ãngel de la Guarda-- se va a casar, y retirarse de la lucha libre! Max querÃa ser la siguiente persona a asumir el papel del héroe enmascarado, pero no tan pronto. Solo tiene catorce años! Y para colmo, su tÃo escogió un nuevo luchador temerario para su ultima pelea, el Ãngel CaÃdo. Si gana el villano morirá la leyenda del Ãngel de la Guarda antes de que Max esté listo para ponerse la mascara?
Catch up on the Max's Lucha Libre Adventures adventures series:
1--Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel / Maximilian y el misterio del Ãngel de la Guarda
2--Maximilian and the Bingo Rematch / Maximilian y la revancha de bingo
3--Maximilian and the Lucha Libre Club / Maximilian y el club de Lucha Libre
Xavier Garza is a prolific author, artist, and storyteller whose work is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona, and Washington state. He is also celebrated for his bilingual lucha libre picture books and chapter books, including the award-winning, four-book Max's Lucha Libre Adventures series. Garza lives with his family in San Antonio, Texas.
Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, author and lucha libre aficionado Xavier Garza is a prolific and enthusiastic author, artist, and storyteller. His work focuses primarily on his experiences growing up in the small border town of Rio Grande City and is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona, and the state of Washington. He has authored and illustrated fourteen books, and has received such prestigious awards as the Americas Honor Book Award, the Tejas Star Book Award, and the Pura Belpré Honor Book award. Garza was awarded both the NAACS Tejas Young Adult Book Award and the Texas Institute of Letters Children's Book Award, and in 2019, Garza was inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife Irma and their teen son, Vincent.
