About
Federico Erebia is a retired physician, woodworker, author, illustrator. He received a BA from the College of Wooster, and an MD from Brown University. Pedro & Daniel (Levine Querido, June 2023) is his debut novel. He is on the SCBWI Impact & Legacy Fund Steering Committee, was chosen for the inaugural Poets & Writers publicity incubator for debut authors, is a Grubbie Debut Author, and is a member of several other writing groups. He enjoys the intersections of his neurodivergent, gay, and Latino identities. He lives in Massachusetts with his husband, and their Westie and Whippet, in the home he redesigned and renovated.
Featured Work
PEDRO & DANIEL
Pedro and Daniel are Mexican American brothers growing up in 1970s Ohio. Their mother resents that Pedro is a spitting image of their darker-skinned father; that Daniel likes dolls; that neither boy plays sports. Both boys are gay and neurodivergent, but they are dissimilar in their struggles, their dreams, and their approach to life.
Pedro & Daniel is a deeply personal novel that spans from the boy’s early childhood until they are young men. Together, they find joy and laughter as they endure abuses, coming out, first loves, first jobs, and the AIDS pandemic, in a coming-of-age story unlike any other.
Other Works
Awards and Recognition
- Starred Reviews for PEDRO & DANIEL from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness.
Press and Media Mentions
- Kirkus feature article 1.
- Kirkus feature article 2.
- Kirkus feature article 3.
- Publishers Weekly: New & Noteworthy YA novels.
- Lambda Literary Review: Most anticipated.
- Kirkus Starred Review.
- Publishers Weekly Starred Review.
- Shelf Awareness Starred Review.
- Poets & Writers Publicity Incubator
- Debutiful announcement.
- Publishers Weekly announcement.
- Boston Globe: Boston Book Festival
