Becoming Beatriz
(Book)
Author
Published
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019].
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Status
Central - Teen Fiction
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| Central - Teen Fiction | YF CHARL | Available |
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Published
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Companion to: Like Vanessa.
Description
"In 1984 in the barrios of Newark, Beatriz Mendez is looking forward to dancing at her fifteenth birthday, because dancing is her true passion in life, but when her brother Juni, gang-leader of the Puerto Rican gang the Diablos, is killed by the rival Haitian Macoute gang she finds herself thrust into the role of gang-leader and drug dealer--until she meets Nassar, a dorky Haitian boy who shares and reignites her passion for dancing." --,(Source of summary not specified)
Description
1984, in the barrios of Newark. Beatriz Mendez is looking forward to dancing at her fifteenth birthday, because dancing is her true passion in life. When her brother Juni, gang-leader of the Puerto Rican gang the Diablos, is killed by the rival Haitian Macoute gang she finds herself thrust into the role of gang-leader and drug dealer. She meets Nassar, a dorky Haitian boy who shares and reignites her passion for dancing. Will Beatriz choose the life decided for her-- or the one she creates for herself? -- adapted from run-on sentence provided, and jacket
Subjects
LC Subjects
Dance -- Juvenile fiction.
Ethnic relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Female gang members -- Juvenile fiction.
Haitian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic American gangs -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic American teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Nineteen eighties -- Juvenile fiction.
Puerto Ricans -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Ethnic relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Female gang members -- Juvenile fiction.
Haitian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic American gangs -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic American teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.
Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Nineteen eighties -- Juvenile fiction.
Puerto Ricans -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Charles, T. (2019). Becoming Beatriz . Charlesbridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles, Tami. 2019. Becoming Beatriz. Charlesbridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charles, Tami. Becoming Beatriz Charlesbridge, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Charles, Tami. Becoming Beatriz Charlesbridge, 2019.
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