Career
Guerrero spent her childhood years in Nogales, Arizona, and the border sense of that experience infuses her work. Her characters inhabit two worlds—often literally but virtually always metaphorically: their traditional hispanic roots are often at war with the more transient values of the modern United States. Her stories often focus on young people facing their own moments of transition.
Guerrero"s work has brought her a solid core of admirers.
Kirkus says that she "explores the Mexican community with sensitivity and respect," and Publishers Weekly observes that the "plainspoken declarations of her struggling characters give a quiet resonance to her tales." Luis Urrea calls Chasing Shadows"marvelous," and Ricardo Parra labels it a "captivatingly good read." (Amazoncom)
Guerrero currently resides near Chicago, where she writes and finds herself in frequent demand for teaching assignments at writers" conferences. She holds an Master of Fine Arts from Spaulding University in Louisville.
