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Living beyond borders : growing up Mexican in America / edited by Margarita Longoria.
"An anthology of short stories, essays, poetry, and comics about the Mexican American experience"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593204979
- ISBN: 0593204972
- Physical Description: xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, an imprint of Random House LLC, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Ghetto Is Not an Adjective / by Dominic Carrillo -- Yoli Calderon and Principal Hayes / by Angela Cervantes -- Warning bells / by Anna Meriano -- I want to go home / by Justine Marie Narro -- How to exist in a city of ghosts / by Carolyn Dee Flores -- Filiberto's final visit / by Francisco X. Stork -- CoCo Chamoy y Chango / by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo -- Tell me a story = Dime un cuento / by Xavier Garza -- My name is Dolores / by Guadalupe Ruiz-Flores -- "There are Mexicans in Texas?" : how family stories shaped me / by Trinidad Gonzales -- Morning people / by Diana López -- Ode to my Papi / by Guadalupe García McCall -- The body by the canal / by David Bowles -- Is half Mexican-American, Mexican enough? / by Alex Temblador -- Sunflower by Aida Salazar -- La migra / by René Saldaña Jr. -- La princesa Mileidy Dominguez / by Rubén Degollado -- Ojo / by Sylvia Sánchez Garza -- La Llorona isn't real / by Xavier Garza -- This Rio Grande Valley / by Daniel García Ordaz. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 12 up. Philomel Books. Grades 7-9. Philomel Books. |
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| Subject: | Mexican Americans > Literary collections. Mexican Americans. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Branch | 810.80868 L785b 2021 (Text) | 33126025268339 | YA Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"An anthology of short stories, essays, poetry, and comics about the Mexican American experience"-- - Penguin Putnam
*"This superb anthology of short stories, comics, and poems is fresh, funny, and full of authentic YA voices revealing what it means to be Mexican American . . . Not to be missed."--SLC, starred review
*"Superlative . . . A memorable collection." --Booklist, starred review
*"Voices reach out from the pages of this anthology . . . It will make a lasting impression on all readers." --SLJ, starred review
Twenty stand-alone short stories, essays, poems, and more from celebrated and award-winning authors make up this YA anthology that explores the Mexican American experience.
With works by Francisco X. Stork, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, David Bowles, Rubén Degollado, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Diana López, Xavier Garza, Trinidad Gonzales, Alex Temblador, Aida Salazar, Guadalupe Ruiz-Flores, Sylvia Sánchez Garza, Dominic Carrillo, Angela Cervantes, Carolyn Dee Flores, René Saldaña Jr., Justine Narro, Daniel García Ordáz, and Anna Meriano.
In this mixed-media collection of short stories, personal essays, poetry, and comics, this celebrated group of authors share the borders they have crossed, the struggles they have pushed through, and the two cultures they continue to navigate as Mexican Americans. Living Beyond Borders is at once an eye-opening, heart-wrenching, and hopeful love letter from the Mexican American community to today's young readers.
A powerful exploration of what it means to be Mexican American.