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Synopsis
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.
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About the Author
Award-winning author Luis J. Rodríguez was born in El Paso, Texas and grew up in Watts and East L.A. Later he lived in Chicago for some years, where he was active in political and cultural life and founded Tía Chucha Press. He has published 8 critically acclaimed books in various genres (poetry, memoir, fiction, essays, and children's literature).
From Publishers Weekly
In Rodriguez's ponderous, wordy story, a Mixteca Indian girl living in a Chicago barrio struggles to find her niche in a hostile society. The author eschews subtlety: the ironically named America witnesses a sidewalk shooting while walking to school; the intolerant teacher of her ESL class dismisses her students as "difficult" and whispers to a colleague that America is "an illegal"; the girl's uncle is a drunk, her father gets laid off and someone calls her mother a wetback. The imagery is equally heavy-handed, as in America's description of the "desperate men without jobs": "They all seem trapped, like flowers in a vase, full of song and color, yet stuck in a gray world where they can't find a way out." America escapes this bleakness by creating poetry ("A poet, America knows, belongs everywhere"), but this flatly written tale doesn't serve its political agenda, nor does it transcend it. Vasquez's stylized art is also poorly targeted for the intended audience, who may be put off immediately to find that the young heroine looks considerably older than her nine years. La llaman America, a Spanish-language edition, will also be released. Ages 6-10.
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- PublisherCurbstone Books
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1880684403
- ISBN 13 9781880684405
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorCarlos Vazquez
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