Becoming Maria : : Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
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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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Scholastic Press, 2015.
Year Published: 2015
Description: 262 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780545621847
0545621844
SUBJECTS
Manzano, Sonia.
Manzano, Sonia -- Family.
Manzano, Sonia -- Childhood and youth.
Manzano, Sonia -- Family.
Coming of age -- Bronx (New York, N.Y.).
Actors and actresses.
Television writers.
Hispanic American women.
Women -- Biography.
Coming of age.
Television actors and actresses -- Biography.
Television writers -- Biography.
Hispanic American women -- Biography.