América is Her Name
- ISBN-10
- 1880684403
- ISBN-13
- 9781880684405
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
- Pages
- 28
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Curbstone Press
- Author
- Luis J. Rodríguez
Description
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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