New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Another wild novel by this award winning author and poet - "Shocked and confused by the violence and craziness of everyday life, Esquerita Reyna, also known as Baby Cat-Face, is ill-prepared for the modern world. Living in the shadow world of New Orleans, taking spooky side trips to Mississippi and North Carolina, she struggles with the specters of love, fundamentalist religion, and extra-terrestrial activity, to name just a few." INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 171 pp. ISBN: 0-151001839.