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Becoming Maria : love and chaos in the South Bronx

Manzano, Sonia, author

2015

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\"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 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 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\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Subject: Manzano, Sonia Childhood and youth Juvenile literature. / Manzano, Sonia Family Juvenile literature. / Manzano, Sonia Childhood and youth. / Manzano, Sonia Family. / Coming of age Bronx (New York, N.Y.) Juvenile literature. / Television actors and actresses United States Biography Juvenile literature. / Television writers United States Biography. Juvenile literature. / Hispanic American women Biography Juvenile literature. / Coming of age Bronx (New York, N.Y.) / Television actors and actresses United States Biography. / Television writers United States Biography. / Hispanic American women Biography. / JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General. / JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino. / JUVENILE NONFICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues).
• ISBN: 9780545621847, 0545621844

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PN2287.M32 A3 2015	1	BOOK	YOUNG