MANZANO, Sonia
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Alma’s Great Idea/La gran idea de Alma
A good purchase for libraries serving Spanish-speaking communities, especially those serving Puerto Rican communities.
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A World Together
A refreshing and joyous picture book that showcases the universality of the human experience.
Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
Teens may have trouble following the story, which unfolds in episodic memories that sometimes lack clear transitions. However, many will be moved and even inspired by the account of Manzano rising above her challenging childhood. ["This memoir will strike a chord with teens and adults alike": SLJ 9/15 starred review of the Scholastic book.]—Rebecca James, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, OH
Miracle on 133rd Street
Families will enjoy curling up with this warm story about finding home in community.—Brooke Sheets, Los Angeles Public Library
Mami rues having left Puerto Rico when the Christmas Eve roast won't fit in the family's tiny New York City apartment's oven. Little José jokingly suggests they use a pizza oven instead. "That's not a bad idea!" says Papi, and the two head out, carrying the roast through their snowy neighborhood to Regular Ray's Pizzeria. Nearly everyone is curmudgeonly along the way—neighbors ("I thought someone's television was being stolen!"), kids bickering outside
Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
As timeless as Esmeralda Santiago's When I Was a Puerto Rican (Vintage, 1994) and Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming (Penguin, 2014), this memoir will strike a chord with teens and adults alike. [See the Q&A with Sonia Manzano on page 16.—Ed.]
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
Gr 5–8—Manzano is, of course, best known for her role as Maria on Sesame Street...
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
Gr 6–10—Fourteen-year-old Evelyn Serrano lives in Spanish Harlem in 1969...
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