![]() ![]() You won’t believe the strength that Rhonda discovers within herself during her adventure. Our protagonist Rhonda has a difficult life and decides to go on an adventure deep within Mexico to find an old family friend. The Earthquake Machine by Mary Pauline Lowry is the kind of coming of age book I wanted to read when I was a teenager: Adventure. The Earthquake Machine, a fun, fantastical and exhilarating tale, explodes the distinction between Young Adult and adult coming-of-age novels, even as it explores the borders between the United States and Mexico, adolescence and adulthood, male and female, English and Spanish. Wild, maddening, preposterous, beautiful. Lowry is the author of The Earthquake Machine ![]() She believes girls should make art, have adventures, and read books that show them the way. ![]() Due to no fault of her sweet parents, at 15 she ran away from home and made it all the way to Matamoros, Mexico. Mary Pauline Lowry has worked as a forest firefighter, screenwriter, open water lifeguard, construction worker, and advocate in the movement to end violence against women. ![]()
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