Angelica and la Guira by Angie Cruz
A young girl harnesses the power of music to bridge the distance between the Dominican Republic and Washington Heights in this jubilant picture book debut by Angie Cruz, bestselling and award-winning author of Dominicana.Angelica has spent the summer in the Dominican Republic with her tias and primas, her grandparents, and their parrot, but soon she'll have to say goodbye. The end of summer means returning home to start school on another shore. Before she leaves, her grandfather gives her the perfect gift. It's something with the power to make people dance as fast as the wings of a hummingbird: a g ira. Angelica falls in love with this musical instrument, though nobody shares her enthusiasm at first. "What is that sound," they say, "pennies inside a tin cup?" But on a hot, sunny day, in the land of Washington Heights, where the frio frio woman scrapes ice for a long line of customers and the men on the corner plunk dominoes on a makeshift carboard table, Angelica shows her neighbors the power of la g ira.
Angelica and la G ira lovingly explores music and community, the wisdom and guidance of our elders, and the joy and freedom of dancing in the street. No matter where we are, music brings us closer to home. Don't miss the Spanish-language edition of this book, Angelica y la g ira.
Angie Cruz is the author of the novels Soledad and Let It Rain Coffee, which was a IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize nominee in 2007. She has won fellowships from the New York Foundation of the Arts, Yaddo, and the MacDowell Colony, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, VQR, Gulf Coast Literary Quarterly, and other journals. She is an associate professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh and the founder and editor in chief of Aster(ix), a literary and arts publication.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593406014 |
| Title | Angelica and la Guira |
| Author | Angie Cruz |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Young Readers |
| Year published | 2024-07-30 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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