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Fiction. Latina American Studies, This novel takes place in the picturesque city of San Antonio, Texas, with its rich Mexican-American culture providing the ideal backdrop for the interconnected stories in this intriguing novel for young adults/teenagers. Luz, the young Latina protagonist, will represent her state in the upcoming national spelling bee and her participation signifies a substantial milestone of her community's sense of pride and achievement. However her success triggers a variety of emotions from her family and community as they come to terms with how they feel about Luz as a Latina participating in a national spelling bee. This is the first full-length book by Jo Ann Yolanda Hernadez who previously had her stories published in journals including Rock Falls Review, Rain Dog Review, and Atom Mind.
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A Commended Title in the 1997 Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature; Finalist, the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award; and a second place winner for Best Collection of Short Stories in the University of California-Irvine's Chicano/Latino Literary Contest.
About the Author
Hernandez is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at San Francisco State University.
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- PublisherArte Publico Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 1558852107
- ISBN 13 9781558852105
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
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