Guzmán, Rick 1957–

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Guzmán, Rick 1957–

PERSONAL: Born April 3, 1957, in Galveston, TX; son of Wense (a butcher) and Angelita Castillo Guzmán; married Lila Wells (a teacher and writer), November 9, 1982; children: Jennifer, Daniel, Victoria. Education: Rice University, B.A., 1979; University of Houston, J.D., 1988. Hobbies and other interests: History.

ADDRESSES: Home—1715 Pecos Valley Cove, Round Rock, TX 78664. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Attorney in private practice, Round Rock, TX, 2002–; writer. Military service: U.S. Army, first lieutenant, 1981–84.

MEMBER: State Bar of Texas, Williamson County Bar, Asociación Bernardo de Gálvez, Texas Connection to the American Revolution Association.

AWARDS, HONORS: (With Lila Guzmán) Arizona Author Book Award, 2003, for Lorenzo's Secret Mission, 2004, for Lorenzo's Revolutionary Quest; TCARA Book Award, 2006, for Lorenzo's Secret Mission and Lorenzo's Revolutionary Quest.

WRITINGS:

(With wife, Lila Guzmán) Lorenzo's Secret Mission, Piñata Books (Houston, TX), 2001.

(With Lila Guzmán) Lorenzo's Revolutionary Quest, Piñata Books (Houston, TX), 2003.

(With Lila Guzmán) Lorenzo and the Turncoat, Piñata Books (Houston, TX), 2006.

(With Lila Guzmán) George López, Enslow Publishing (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2006.

(With Lila Guzmán) Gésar Chávez, Enslow Publishing (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2006.

(With Lila Guzmán) Frida Kahlo, Enslow Publishing (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2006.

(With Lila Guzmán) Diego Rivera, Enslow Publishing (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2006.

(With Lila Guzmán) Elena Ochoa, Enslow Publishing (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2006.

(With Lila Guzmán) Roberto Clemente, Enslow Publishing (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2006.

WORK IN PROGRESS: The young-adult novel Lorenzo and the Pirate; the young-adult thriller Ashes of the Red Heifer.

SIDELIGHTS: For Sidelights, see Guzmán, Lila.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Kliatt, May, 2002, Shaunna S. Silva, review of Lorenzo's Secret Mission, p. 18; March, 2004, Barbara McKee, review of Lorenzo's Revolutionary Quest, p. 19.

School Library Journal, December, 2001, Sean George, review of Lorenzo's Secret Mission, p. 134; May, 2003, Susan Geye, review of Lorenzo's Revolutionary Quest, p. 152.