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Angel de la Luna and the Fifth Glorious Mystery (2013)

Angel de la Luna and the Fifth Glorious Mystery

Angel leaves Manilla for snowy Chicago, Taking a tradition of protest—and some old family hurts—with her.

Angel has just lost her father, and her mother’s grief means she might as well be gone too. She’s got a sister and a grandmother to look out for, and a burgeoning consciousness of the unfairness in the world—in her family, her community, and her country.  Set against the backdrop of the 1986 Philippine People Power Revolution, the struggles of surviving Filipina “Comfort Women” of WWII in the early 1990s, and a cold winter’s season in the city of Chicago is the story of a daughter coming of age, coming to forgiveness, and learning to move past the chaos of grief to survive.

Young People Against the World Book Recommendation by NorthWest Asian Weekly, 2013.

American Library Association’s Amelia Bloomer Project nomination: Recommended Feminist Literature from Birth through 18, 2013.

Coffee House Press
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Angel de la Luna and the Fifth Glorious Mystery

ANGEL DE LA LUNA AND THE 5TH GLORIOUS MYSTERY, by M. Evelina Galang, is a beautifully unique young adult novel, set in the Philippines. After her father dies and her mother moves to the U.S. to pursue the American dream…
— Em’s Bookshelves
A richly detailed novel full of music and color, ANGEL DE LA LUNA AND THE 5TH GLORIOUS MYSTERY, tells a story of difficult journeys: from innocence to experience, from life in the Philippines to life in the United States, and from longing through anger and back to love again.
— Sheri Reynolds
ANGEL DE LA LUNA AND THE 5TH GLORIOUS MYSTERY is pure poetry, a heart-rending story told by a young girl whom I would follow anywhere.
— Cristina Garcia
M. Evelina Galang is a masterful storyteller and through her brilliant voice and craft, Angel and her family become ours too.
— Edwidge Danticat
A story of teenage rebellion, ANGEL DE LA LUNA AND THE 5TH GLORIOUS MYSTERY, is also a novel of adult grace.
— Gina Apostol
ANGEL DE LA LUNA AND THE 5TH GLORIOUS MYSTERY, is a novel of great beauty and strength.
— Pablo Medina
Guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings, M. Evelina Galang’s young adult novel is just what the doctor ordered, no matter how old you are.
— Shondaland
Her writing is gorgeous, and I found myself highlighting many lines and marveling often at her word choice
— allodoxophobia

Reviews

Angel de la Luna and the 5th Glorious Mystery
(Coffee House Press, 2013), Young People Against the World Book Recommendation by North West Asian Weekly

Live Journal
December 8, 2013

Kirkus
November 1, 2013

Publisher’s Weekly
October 31, 2013

Em’s Bookshelves
September 25, 2013