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Sunday, April 8, 2018


                                                      ~Dedicated to all victims of abuse~
                                                                     
                                                                     Forever Strong
                                                                                by
                                                                     Ileana Araguti

                                                                     We come and go
                                                                     Fall and rise
                                                                     From high to low
                                                                     Never mind the challenge
                                                                     The struggle or demise
                                                                     Forever strong we remain

                                                                     We come and go
                                                                     The struggle is real
                                                                     Fall and rise
                                                                     What an ordeal
                                                                     Forever strong we remain

                                                                    We come and go
                                                                    Challenge me or forego
                                                                    Fall and rise
                                                                    Forever strong we remain

Friday, June 26, 2015

2015 International Book Awards

Dear friends, 

If you're in the San Francisco area tomorrow June 27th, I will be signing for #Shattered Paradise: Memoirs of a Nicaraguan War Child @ the #MosconeCenter, #AmericanLibraryAssociation, Booth 3138. 


Sunday, August 17, 2014

How to properly wake up every morning!

Waking up in the morning is no easy business. But as life passes by and I reflect on how many people have come and gone.  I've decided that the best way to wake up in the morning is with a great celebration...for every morning we open our eyes is another day we are alive.--Ileana Araguti

                                                                                       Live well and thrive my good friends :-)


Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Shattered Paradise: Memoirs of a Nicaraguan War Child earns awards!

On Saturday, June 28, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ileana Araguti's memoir, Shattered Paradise: Memoirs of a Nicaraguan War Child, won first place for Best Non Fiction ebook, first place for Best Latino-focused book design and second place for Best First Book Non Fiction, whereas the late singer and actress Jenni Rivera was awarded first place at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards in association with the American Library Association 2014 Conference. 




The Awards were held at the Clark County-Las Vegas Library Theater. Over the last 16 years the Int’l Latino Book Awards has grown to become the largest Latino literary and cultural awards in the USA. Amongst this year’s 231 honorees were well known authors like Alma Flor Ada, Isabel Allende, Rudy Anaya, Mary J. Andrade, Edna Iturralde, all of whom are past ILBA Award Winners. Other honorees include Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and celebrities like TV chef Pati Jinich, the late singer and actress Jenni Rivera, singer Linda Ronstadt, screenwriter Rick Najera, and TV personality Lilliana Vasquez. Winners were from across the USA and from 18 countries outside the USA.


Shattered Paradise is Araguti's first book and has received consistent 5 Star reviews on Amazon.com.  She has earned an award from Readers' Favorite as well, and her inspirational book might be considered for a movie in the future. 

In addition, Araguti is currently wrapping up her next novel and is scheduled to complete two more within the next couple of years. To learn more about Ileana Araguti, visit her website and follow this blog! 

http://www.ileanaaraguti.com


Friday, June 27, 2014


Book Signing for 
Shattered Paradise: Memoirs of a Nicaraguan War Child 
ALA Conference 2014, Vegas     Booth 2110
Saturday, June 28th @10:00 a.m.
Sunday, June  29th @ 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Book Signing

See you soon Dallas, Texas!

Book Signing & Reading

SHATTERED PARADISE: MEMOIRS OF A NICARAGUAN WAR CHILD
New Trends Press

Lucky Dog Books

Sunday, June 15, 12:00 noon, Lucky Dog Books, 10801 Garland Rd., Dallas 75218.
Sunday, June 15, 2:00 pm, Lucky Dog Books, 633 W. Davis St., Oak Cliff/Dallas 75208.

http://www.luckydogbooks.com/curcal01.html






Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Maya Angelou, The Voice of Strength


Today I share the sadness of a great loss but I'm certain there is a red carpet celebration in the heavens. Maya Angelou left us many great gifts but the one I cherish the most is that of inner strength and intimate peace.  If in doubt, whether one person can make a difference in this world...just look around at all of the amazing people that have stepped up and demonstrated that yes, it CAN be done.

For years I've read her work and have been greatly inspired by it.  Her quote reaffirmed the great joy and relief I felt when I published my memoir, Shattered Paradise. Indeed, "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."--Maya Angelou

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

The Malediction of War

On a day like today, May 20th, ill-omened clouds whirled in the sky; the thick air made it hard to breathe as changes were brought upon our small town in Nicaragua. It had been decided, the last Somoza dictator, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, would soon be overthrown by the FSLN (Frente Sandinista de LiberaciĆ³n Nacional.) It was early in the morning, cannot recall the exact time, for all I can remember is the feeling of disorientation as we awoke to the resonating blast of bombs that crushed the cobblestone roads and the heavy machinery that annihilated whatever came across its path.  And after the thunders of weaponry had ceased and there was no one else to kill, the tenebrous siren that had first led us to the refuge, once again instructed us to resume our journey back home—as if nothing had ever happened. The frighten crowd gathered their belongings and cautiously stepped out of the building like deer into an open meadow. Slowly, people resumed their walk into town, but this time silence transpired through the multitude and no one shoved or hurried to get ahead, casting an eerie feeling amongst us. The clean smell of the air we were used to became replaced by gunpowder and the nauseating smell of blood.

The heart pounding reverberation of people’s fear now serenaded our innocent lives. My own heartbeat increased to levels I was unused to. People murmured and cried... and others stood silent like me, blinded by the sight of red hues from mutilated corpses that tainted the streets. After encountering the malediction of war, nothing could ever be the same.  

                                            ---Excepts from Shattered Paradise: Memoirs of a Nicaraguan War Child

The cost of war is too high.  War only leads to despair and incurable loss.  We can all make a difference in this world...lead a positive life and minimize the many wars we might cause each day.