Arte Público Press
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Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Estella Gonzalez vividly captures her native East LA in these affecting stories about a marginalized people dealing with racism, machismo and poverty. In painful and sometimes humorous scenes, young people try to escape the traditional expectations of their family. Other characters struggle with anger and resentment, often finding innovative ways to exact revenge for slights both real and imagined. Throughout, music--traditional and contemporary--accompanies...
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Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Jasminne Mendez didn't speak English when she started kindergarten, and her young, white teacher thought the girl was deaf because in Louisiana, you were either black or white. She had no idea that a black girl could be a Spanish speaker. In this memoir for teens about growing up Afro Latina in the Deep South, Jasminne writes about feeling torn between her Dominican, Spanish-speaking culture at home and the American, English-speaking one around her....
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Like all kids, Josefina loves to eat sweets. She loves warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven, cupcakes and candy! One night, while eating a piece of flan, Mami asks her to consider giving up sweets for Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter. 'That's impossible!' Josefina says. When Mami promises to teach her how to make her favorite dessert, habichuelas con dulce, she agrees to give it a try. Josefina can't wait to end her fast and eat...
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Piñata Books
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Español
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El galardonado autor de libros infantiles Ren Colato Laníez se une nuevamente al ilustrador Fabricio Vanden Broeck para explorar las experiencias de los recién llegados a las escuelas de EE. UU. y afirmar que ¡sí! Ellos pertenecen aquí.
"Award-winning children's book author Ren Colato Laníez teams up again with illustrator Fabricio Vanden Broeck to explore the experiences of newcomers in U.S. schools and affirm that yes! They do belong here"--...
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