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Maria Retana And Miles Last

Member Since: 06/2023

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

María Retana was born in Cuba. She received a B.A. in Spanish and Comparative Literature from the University of California, Riverside. Mrs. Retana is the author of more than twenty bilingual children’s books. On December 2008, The International Reading Association and The Cochise Area Council awarded her first literacy award. Mrs. Retana lives with her husband, Guillermo, in Tucson, Arizona, USA.


Miles Last was born in Tucson, AZ in 2011. At the age of seven he joined his grandma, María Retana, and together they wrote the second book in the Miles and Lee series titled Miles & Lee Save The Monarch Butterflies. In Kindergarten, he wrote his own fantasy story. He enjoys reading, filming short films, and watching movies.  Miles plays Basketball, practices Karate, and is in 6th grade. He lives in Tucson, Arizona with his parents and little brother Lee.