Latino/a Children's and Young Adult Writers on the Art of Storytelling.
Aldama, Frederick Luis.
Latino/a Children's and Young Adult Writers on the Art of Storytelling. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (289 pages) - Latinx and Latin American Profiles Series . - Latinx and Latin American Profiles Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- René 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 José Older -- Judith Ortiz Cofer -- Ashley Hope Pérez -- 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 -- Index.
This is a collection of conversations with more than thirty Latina/o authors of literature for young people. Aldama provides an introduction and serves as the interviewer for each author. The conversations revolve around the idea of Latina/o identity and what that means for authors of books for children and young adults. They also talk extensively about their experiences within the publishing industry and about their audiences. There is not a lot of scholarship in the volume, but it allows Latina/o writers of children's and young adult literature to speak for themselves.
9780822982951
Hispanic American authors-Interviews.
Children's literature, American.
Young adult literature, American.
Electronic books.
PS153
810.9/868073
Latino/a Children's and Young Adult Writers on the Art of Storytelling. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (289 pages) - Latinx and Latin American Profiles Series . - Latinx and Latin American Profiles Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- René 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 José Older -- Judith Ortiz Cofer -- Ashley Hope Pérez -- 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 -- Index.
This is a collection of conversations with more than thirty Latina/o authors of literature for young people. Aldama provides an introduction and serves as the interviewer for each author. The conversations revolve around the idea of Latina/o identity and what that means for authors of books for children and young adults. They also talk extensively about their experiences within the publishing industry and about their audiences. There is not a lot of scholarship in the volume, but it allows Latina/o writers of children's and young adult literature to speak for themselves.
9780822982951
Hispanic American authors-Interviews.
Children's literature, American.
Young adult literature, American.
Electronic books.
PS153
810.9/868073