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Also published in a Spanish edition, La llaman América.
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América Is Her Name
by Luis J. Rodríguez, Carlos Vázquez
"The illustrations are colorful and expressive. This story demonstrates the resilience of youth. An inspiration to readers of all ages!"--Skipping Stones
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Recipient of a Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, a Skipping Stones Honor Award, and selected for the 1999 Bank Street List of Best Children's Books.
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.
Also available in a Spanish language edition, La llaman América.
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