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Bless Me, Ultima Valerie pours her thoughts intoFull of "sensual dreams [and] unexplained phenomena," this "best known and most respected" coming of age classic from the godfather of Chicano literature follows a young boy growing up in the llano, or plains, of post World War II New Mexico, and the generous curandera who introduces him to the sacred side of life (New York Times). A PBS Great American Read Winner of the Premio Quinto Sol Award Recipient of the National Humanities Medal With a new