Latino/a children's and young adult writers on the art of storytelling / Frederick Luis Aldama.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969- author.

Series:

Latino and Latin American profiles.

Latino and Latin American Profiles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American authors--Interviews.

Hispanic American authors.

Children's literature, American.

Young adult literature, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 268 pages )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018]

Summary:

"This book is an original collection of more than thirty interviews led by Frederick Luis Aldama with Latino/a authors working in the genre." --Back cover.

Contents:

Foreword : Magical encounters with Latino children's literature / Jamie Campbell Naidoo

Preface : Our stories matter and we matter / Norma Elia Cantú

Introduction : The heart and art of Latino/a young people's fiction / Frederick Luis Aldama

The authors and artists

Jorge Aguirre

Malín Alegria

Monica Brown

Joe Cepeda

Rene Colato Laínez

Lulu Delacre

Matt de la Peña

Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Angela Dominguez

Margarita Engle

Xavier Garza

Diane Gonzales Bertrand

Maya Christina Gonzalez

Raúl Gonzalez III

Manuel Luis Martinez

Meg Medina

Rhode Montijo

Pat Mora

Yuyi Morales

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Daniel Jose Older

Judith Ortiz Cofer

Ashley Hope Perez

Lila Quintero Weaver

Cristy C. Road

Rafael Rosado

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Alex Sanchez

Francisco Stork

Carmen Tafolla

Samuel Teer

Duncan Tonatiuh

Jenny Torres Sanchez

Afterword : We all need chocolate factories and casitas on Mango Street / Belinda G. Acosta.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-25) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822982951

0822982951

OCLC:

1059451166