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Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Margarita Garc̕a Robayo looks at the world with ruthless attention but also with extreme naturalness: she is never completely outside of what she observes or what she names, and the exercise of looking at herself in the mirror does not paralyze her, quite the contrary. It is impossible to describe the raw and warm irreverence of her writing. Her characters resemble each other but perhaps they would not agree, because they do not want to resemble...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Community members, primarily of Mexican-American descent, band together and protest the construction of a police station on designated parkland and transform it into a vibrant cultural hub adorned with colorful murals that celebrate their heritage. Includes backmatter on Chicano Park in San Diego California.
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