Trino's Time

Diane Gonzales Bertrand. Arte Publico Press, $14.95 (171pp) ISBN 978-1-55885-316-4

The hero of Trino's Choice returns for Trino's Time by Diane Gonzales Bertrand. After losing two friends (one was killed, one went insane resulting from a robbery), Trino ""walked around with a gut full of loneliness."" Slowly, he begins to cope and to take charge of his life while learning about a Tejano hero named Jos Antonio Navarro in history class and receiving help from friends. ( June)

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