Y is for Ysleta, TX. I lived in El Paso, TX during the 4th grade, when my father was on sabbatical, and we rented a house near my grandparents. I went to Loma Terrace Elementary School part of the Ysleta Independent School District. The name Ysleta came from the mission settlement, established in 1682 by Spaniards and Tigua Indians fleeing the Pueblo Revolt in NM. El Paso annexed Ysleta in 1955. I didn’t know any of this when I was in the 4th grade, but I did love the sound of the word Ysleta.
Moving from Canada to the desert of Western Texas was a shock. One way I insulated myself was reading. My father kept our schedule of visiting the library on Saturdays. I have 5 gold stars on my Texas Readers Club Certificate of Award. Each star stood for 10 books. Now I want to look up the authors in the border of the certificate. I only recognize Lois Lenski.
You can escape into the comfort of a book in any new, or old, environment.
Yes, books are a comfort.
So many favorotes there! Start with Enright. You will love.
Thank you MaryBeth! I will check Enright out.
Oh my gosh, what a change! I grew up in Texas and Southern Louisiana and then went to college in Boston and that was too much for me . . . Can’t imagine moving from Texas to Canada!
Isn’t it amazing how different two states can be? And yes, Texas and Canada were worlds apart.
How awesome! (The reading certificate.) I never had anything like that, and I partially grew up there, too. Even attended a school in Ysleta! Then later, my New Mexico high school football team played Ysleta each year…
Wow! We both were at Ysleta. I was born in New Mexico.