Welcome to my website. I am so excited about my first novel, A Very Fine House. Like all artistic endeavors, it is the result of years of hard work, love, and devotion. I hope that, if you are here, you will love it as well.
The novel lends itself well to the American history curriculum. Therefore, I created a study guide that can be used in an eighth-grade or high school classroom. A key is also available. Both are available for download. Just click on the page in the menu above.
Contact me at: rosemolina@rosemolinabooks.com
Young Adult Synopsis
When Letty Marquez discovers an elegant-but-decrepit Victorian mansion not far from school, she and her friends decide to keep it a secret and make it their own.
As the Vietnam war escalates, and the nation reels from protests, riots, and a drug epidemic, Letty and her friends pit themselves against forces that want the land beneath the house. At the same time, boys, friends, and permissive American culture clash constantly with Letty’s Mexican upbringing and her Catholic religion. By the time the fate of the fine old house is sealed, Letty has come of age and come to terms with her foreign culture and growing up in the United States.
In A Very Fine House by Rose Molina, we experience the turmoil of an era where political awareness and social change engulf the lives of young people struggling to come of age. Interwoven in this difficult phase of life, culture clashes exacerbate the struggle in the search for an identity. The story sheds light on these complex issues with both humor and warmth.
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