Back to Blog
![]() ![]() ![]() August 5, 1902), she moved to his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. On her marriage to Luis Treviño Arreola y Gómez Sanchez de la Barquera (b. After finishing college, she moved to Massachusetts to study violin at the Boston Conservatory, and then worked as a reporter. She attended Stanford University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1925 with a bachelor's degree in Latin American history. She won the Newbery Medal in 1966 for I, Juan de Pareja.Įlizabeth was born in Bakersfield, California, the daughter of attorney Fred Ellsworth Borton and Carrie Louise Christensen. Born in California, it was her move to Mexico in the 1930s that inspired many of her books, including El Güero: A True Adventure Story and Leona: A Love Story. Elizabeth Borton de Treviño was the highly acclaimed author of many books for young people. ![]()
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |