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Wild tongues can't be tamed : 15 voices from the Latinx diaspora / edited by Saraciea J. Fennell.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Fennell, Saraciea J., editor.
Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hispanic Americans--Social life and customs.
Hispanic Americans.
Hispanic Americans in literature.
American literature--Hispanic American authors.
American literature.
American essays.
Spanish American literature.
Genre:
Young adult fiction.
Essays.
Young adult works.
Fiction.
Young adult.
Physical Description:
x, 253 pages ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Other Title:
Wild tongues cannot be tamed
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2021.
Summary:
"A Most Anticipated Book (Refinery29, HipLatina, Publishers Weekly, Latino Book Review, and more)! Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder Saraciea J. Fennell and featuring an all-star cast of Latinx contributors, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is a ground-breaking anthology that will spark dialogue and inspire hope. In Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed, bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. Full of both sorrow and joy, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community. The bestselling and award-winning contributors include Elizabeth Acevedo, Cristina Arreola, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Naima Coster, Natasha Diaz, Saraciea J. Fennell, Kahlil Haywood, Zakiya Jamal, Janel Martinez, Jasminne Mendez, Meg Medina, Mark Oshiro, Julian Randall, Lilliam Rivera, and Ibi Zoboi."-- Provided by publisher.
This collection of essays interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. The pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. The result is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community. -- adapted from Introduction
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Eres Un Pocho / Mark Oshiro
The Price Of Admission / Naima Coster
Caution Song / Natasha Diaz
The Mark Of A Good Man / Meg Medina
#Julian4Spiderman / Julian Randall
Half In, Half Out / Saraciea J. Fennell
Haitian Sensation / Ibi Zoboi
The Land, The Ghosts, And Me / Cristina Arreola
Paraiso Negro / Kahlil Haywood
Cuban Imposter Syndrome / Zakiya N. Jamal
More Than Nervios / Lillian Kiveia
Alaiyo / Jasminne Mendez
Invisible / Ingrid Contreras
Abuela's Greatest Gift / Janel Martinez
A Mi Orden: A Meditation On Dichos / Elizabeth Acevedo.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
ISBN:
9781250763426
1250763428
OCLC:
1227085978
Publisher Number:
99989956135

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