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Carlos Vasquez (illustrator) and
Luis J. Rodriguez
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Curbstone Pr
Publication date
April 1, 1998
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9781880684405
ISBN-10
1880684403
Dimensions
0.50 by 8.50 by 10.50 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Original list price
$16.95
Other format details
juvenile
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A Mixteca Indian from Oaxaca, Am$erica Soliz, suffers from the poverty and hopelessness of her Chicago ghetto, made more endurable by a desire and determination to be a poet.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Set in the Pilsen barrio of Chicago, this children's picture book gives a heartwarming message of hope. The heroine, América, is a primary school student who is unhappy in school until a poet visits the class and inspires the students to express themselves creatively-in Spanish or English. América Is Her Name emphasizes the power of individual creativity in overcoming a difficult environment and establishing self-worth and identity through the young girl América's desire and determination to be a writer. This story deals realistically with the problems in urban neighborhoods and has an upbeat theme: you can succeed in spite of the odds against you. Carlos Vázquez's inspired four-color illustrations give a vivid sense of the barrio, as well as the beauty and strength of the young girl América.
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Hardcover
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1 edition from Curbstone Pr (April 1, 1998)
9781880684405 | details & prices | 8.50 × 10.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.95
About: A Mixteca Indian from Oaxaca, America Soliz, suffers from the poverty and hopelessness of her Chicago ghetto, made more endurable by a desire and determination to be a poet
About: A Mixteca Indian from Oaxaca, America Soliz, suffers from the poverty and hopelessness of her Chicago ghetto, made more endurable by a desire and determination to be a poet
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