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Item Details
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VOICES IN FIRST PERSON
REFLECTIONS ON LATINO IDENTITY |
| By: |
Lori Marie Carlson (Editor), Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, Flavio Morais (Illus) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1416984453 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781416984450 |
| Publisher: |
SIMON & SCHUSTER |
| Pub. date: |
5 August, 2008 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Synopsis: |
WANTING TO BELONG. WANTING TO GO HOME. LOVE. REGRET. FAMILY LEGENDS. DREAMS. REVENGE. ENGLISH. SPANISH. This eclectic, gritty, and groundbreaking collection of short monologues features twenty-one of the most respected Latino authors writing today, including Sandra Cisneros, Oscar Hijuelos, Esmeralda Santiago, and Gary Soto. Their fictional narratives give voice to what it's like to be a Latino teen in America. These voices are yearning. These voices are angry. These voices are, above all else, hopeful. These voices are America. |
| Reader Age: |
From 12 years |
| US Grade: |
Seventh Grade and over |
| Illustrations: |
f-c jkt (spot UV) + b-w int. photos & illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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