Biography on francisco x stork books

Mexican-American writer

Francisco Xavier Stork (néFrancisco Xavier Arguelles, born )^[1] is a Mexican-American writer.

He is best known for his award-winning book, Marcelo in the Real World.

Personal life

Francisco Xavier Arguelles was born in Monterrey, Mexico in to single mother Ruth Arguelles.^[2] Because he was born outside of wedlock, his mother was sent to a convent to birth the child.^[1] Although he was supposed to be adopted, his mother decided to keep him.^[1] Eventually, his grandfather let both him and his mother to move back to their home city, Tampico.^[2]

Stork's mother married Charles "Charlie" Stork, a Dutch man 20 years Arguelles's elder, six years later, and he adopted Francisco.^[2] Charlie gave Francisco a typewriter for his seventh birthday, beginning Francisco's love of storytelling.^[2]

The Stork family moved to El Paso, Texas when Francisco was nine years old.^&