Cover of Where the deer and the cantaloupe play
Read Time: ~2.2 hr

Where the deer and the cantaloupe play

by T. Ernesto Bethancourt (1981)

About this book

Despite the fact that Latino and Black cowboys do not appear in books, films, or electronic media, a city-born Latino youth searches for a hero in America's historical past.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreWhere the deer and the cantaloupe play Lead Character

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