Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx

Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
Author :
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 261
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780545621861
ISBN-13 : 0545621860
Rating : 4/5 (860 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx by : Sonia Manzano

Download or read book Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx written by Sonia Manzano and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pura Belpre Honor winner for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics--'Maria' on Sesame Street--delivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir. Set in the 1970s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. This is Sonia's own story rendered with an unforgettable narrative power. When readers meet young Sonia, she is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and nosy neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an alcoholic father. But it is Sonia's dream of becoming an actress that keeps her afloat among the turbulence of her life and times. Spiced with culture, heartache, and humor, this memoir paints a lasting portrait of a girl's resilience as she grows up to become an inspiration to millions.


Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx Related Books

Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
Language: en
Pages: 261
Authors: Sonia Manzano
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-25 - Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Pura Belpre Honor winner for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics--'Maria' on Sesame Street--delivers a beautifully
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
Language: en
Pages: 173
Authors: Sonia Manzano
Categories: Young Adult Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-01 - Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 Ev
Really Professional Internet Person
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: Jenn McAllister
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-25 - Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Through her pranks, sketches, and videos about everyday life, Jenn has become a mouthpiece for millennials and one of YouTube's fastest rising stars! Jenn McAll
TBH: 51 True Story Collabs
Language: en
Pages: 329
Authors: Hunter March
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-25 - Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Hunter March and his creator friends get honest about what they got right---and more often what they got wrong--in TBH: 51 True Story Collabs. Featuring stories
Ser Maria
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Sonia Manzano
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of