The revolution of Evelyn Serrano / Sonia Manzano.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Scholastic, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 203 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0545325056
- 0545325064
- 9780545325059
- 9780545325066
- Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction
- Identity (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction
- Protest movements -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction
- Puerto Rican families -- Juvenile fiction
- Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- New York (State) -- Harlem -- Fiction
- East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Manzano Son | Available | 33111007000512 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One of America's most influential Hispanics -- 'Maria' on Sesame Street -- presents a powerful novel set in New York's El Barrio in 1969There are two secrets Evelyn Serrano is keeping from her Mami and Papo? her true feelings about growing up in her Spanish Harlem neighborhood, and her attitude about Abuela, her sassy grandmother who's come from Puerto Rico to live with them. Then, like an urgent ticking clock, events erupt that change everything. The Young Lords, a Puerto Rican activist group, dump garbage in the street and set it on fire, igniting a powerful protest. When Abuela steps in to take charge, Evelyn is thrust into the action. Tempers flare, loyalties are tested. Through it all, Evelyn learns important truths about her Latino heritage and the history makers who shaped a nation. Infused with actual news accounts from the time period, Sonia Manzano has crafted a gripping work of fiction based on her own life growing up during a fiery, unforgettable time in America, when young Latinos took control of their destinies.
It is 1969 in Spanish Harlem, and fourteen-year-old Evelyn Serrano is trying hard to break free from her conservative Puerto Rican surroundings, but when her activist grandmother comes to stay and the neighborhood protests start, things get a lot more complicated--and dangerous.