Becoming Maria Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
โ Scribed by Sonia Manzano
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 643 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0545753821
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โฆ Synopsis
Pura Belpre Honor winner for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanicsโ'Maria' on Sesame Streetโdelivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir. Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is lovingโand troubled. This is Sonia's own story rendered with an unforgettable narrative power. When readers meet young Sonia, she is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and nosy neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. Butโclick!โwhen the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-lifeโthe cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an alcoholic father. But it is Sonia's dream of becoming an actress that keeps her afloat among the turbulence of...
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