Characters
She is the daughter of a ranchero in 1840s Mexico, attacked by a vampire when she was younger.
Who is Nena?
Nena and Néstor once search for this at age 13 before the vampire attack.
What is silver/buried treasure?
The novel takes place on the border of two present-day U.S. and Mexican states; this is the region
What is the Texas Mexican border?
This character type is Nena in the novel, striving to prove her worth to her father so she’s not married off to a stranger.
What is a curandera?
Nestor and Nena reunite after _____ years
What is 9 years?
The year when the United States invades Mexico in the story’s timeline.
What is 1846?
This character is a vaquero and childhood friend of Nena who later joins a militia.
Who is Nestor?
At the climax, Nena strikes a deal with the vampires to do this.
What is leave the ranch alone in return for freedom?
Nena grew up on this type of property, common in 1840s Mexico, where much of the story begins.
What is a rancho/hacienda?
Nena’s father is known by this title on the ranch.
Who is Patron/Don
Néstor and Nena’s relationship is strained by this misunderstanding from their youth.
What is Nena thought Nestor abandoned him
The main conflict in the story is described as a supernatural Western combining vampires with this civilian war context.
What is the Mexican American war?
Nena's mothers name
Who is Dona Mercedes?
The mysterious illness people are contracting in the book
What is susto?
The name of the ranchero Nena and her family live on.
What is Los Ojuelos?