Viola Canales

Viola Canales (b. birth date and age|1957|4|21) is an American writer originally from McAllen, Texas.cite web
url=http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/CLRC-2023.xml
title=Viola Canales Collection Summary
accessdate=2008-05-04
date=2006
work=Kerlan Collection
publisher=University of Minnesota Libraries] Canales later attended St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Harvard College, and Harvard Law School.cite web
url=http://harvardmagazine.com/2006/01/the-beauty-of-beans.html
title=The Beauty of Beans: A Mexican-American girl grows up
accessdate=2008-05-04
date=2006-01
work=Harvard Magazine
publisher=Harvard University] She has been a captain in the US Army, a litigator, and an official in the Clinton Administration. She has published a short story collection, "Orange Candy Slices and Other Secret Tales" (2001)cite web
url=http://www.arte.uh.edu/view_book.aspx?isbn=1558853324
title=Publisher's Review: "Orange Candy Slices and Other Secret Tales" by Viola Canales
accessdate=2008-05-04
date=2001
work=ArtePublicoPress.com
publisher=Arte Público Press] , and a novel, "The Tequila Worm" (2005)cite web
url=http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385746748
title=About This Book
accessdate=2008-05-04
date=2005
work=randomhouse.com
publisher=Random House, Inc.] for which she won the Pura Belpré Award in 2006.cite web
url=http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2006/january2006/belprew06.cfm
title=Raul Colón, Viola Canales win Pura Belpré Awards
accessdate=2008-05-04
date=2006-01-23
work=Press Releases
publisher=American Library Association]

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