Adrianna Cuevas

Adrianna Cuevas is the author of the Pura Belpre honor book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez as well as Cuba in My Pocket , The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto , and Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo . She is a first-generation Cuban American originally from Miami, Florida. A former Spanish and ESOL teacher, Adrianna currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband and son. When not working with TOEFL students, wrangling multiple pets including an axolotl, and practicing fencing with her son,...See more

Adrianna Cuevas is the author of the Pura Belpre honor book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez as well as Cuba in My Pocket , The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto , and Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo . She is a first-generation Cuban American originally from Miami, Florida. A former Spanish and ESOL teacher, Adrianna currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her husband and son. When not working with TOEFL students, wrangling multiple pets including an axolotl, and practicing fencing with her son, she is writing her next middle-grade novel. See less