Box of Memories
Atencio, Storyteller Paulette In the dumps and abandoned houses of northern New Mexico, two girls search for treasure, chasing childhood fairy tales and family myths and the secrets beneath the surface of their small town. When their grandfather's house is carefully demolished one August afternoon, the old doors and wood salvaged for a new building, the girls discover a priceless treasure. Young Paulette pries loose floorboards to reveal a small box. A memory box. Their gr...