Reviewed by Lila Quintero Weaver Review Source: Latinxs in Kid Lit Book Author: “It’s been six years, eleven months and twelve days since I left to go north across la línea. It’s time for you to come.” So reads the note that Miguel receives from his father on his fifteenth birthday. During the long separation (his […]
The Distance Between Us: Young Reader’s Edition
Reviewed by Lila Quintero Weaver Review Source: Latinxs in Kid Lit Book Author: Echoes of Cinderella reverberate throughout Reyna Grande’s forceful and captivating memoir of a family torn apart by internal and external stressors, centered in a years-long separation across the U.S.-Mexico border. The Distance Between Us thrums with novelistic tension and detail, offering chiseled portraits of […]
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
Reviewed by Lyn Miller-Lachmann Review Source: De Colores Reviews Book Author: Enchanted Air offers a nuanced perspective on the conflict between the United States and Cuba that never loses sight of the personal, the perspective of a young girl seeking her voice and an understanding of who she is. Bullies terrify her; so does riding her first […]
Mango, Abuela, and Me
Reviewed by Beverly Slapin Review Source: De Colores Reviews Book Author: Young Mia has a problem—her Spanish-speaking abuela has just arrived from the countryside to live with her and her family; and Mia, who speaks English only, cannot communicate as quickly and effectively as she wants to. Which means that, although the two are developing […]
Alfredito Flies Home
Reviewed by Beverly Slapin Review Source: De Colores Reviews Book Author: Alfredito and his grandma and parents are preparing to go home to El Salvador for Christmas—the first time they’ve returned since they fled as refugees and made their way to California on foot. This will be the first plane ride for them, and anticipation […]
Dos Conejos Blancos / Two White Rabbits
Review by Beverly Slapin Reviewed Source: DeColores Reviews Book Author: On the cover is a little girl, comfortably lying down with her head resting on her papá’s leg. Her body is relaxed and her eyes are wide open; she’s happily playing with her toy bunny. Papá is sitting upright, leaning on his backpack. He’s looking […]
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