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Cool Salsa - by Lori Marie Carlson (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures.
  • 160 Pages
  • Juvenile Nonfiction, Poetry

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About the Book



Includes an author Q&A and a poem by Gary Soto from the collection Red hot salsa.



Book Synopsis



Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life.

Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory--and pain--of being Latino American.

Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such as Sandra Cisneros, Martín Espada, Gary Soto, and Ed Vega, and a very personal introduction by Oscar Hijuelos, this collection encompasses the voices of Latino America. By selecting poems about the experiences of teenagers, Carlson has given a focus to that rich diversity; by presenting the poems both in their original language and in translation, she has made them available to us all.

As you move from memories of red wagons to dreams of orange trees to fights with street gangs, you feel Cool Salsa's musical and emotional cross rhythms. Here is a world of exciting poetry for you, y tú también.



Review Quotes




"This spirited, significant collection of poetry for young adults by poets of Latin American heritage is enlivened both by the considerable energy of the poems and by the juxtaposition--and sometimes intermingling--of English and Spanish. ... The collection is eminently successful in celebrating the particular experience of growing up Latino in the United States." --The Horn Book, starred review



About the Author



Lori M. Carlson is an editor and translator who has concentrated on bringing Latino literature to American readers. As co-editor of Where Angels Glide at Dawn, she introduced new Latin American authors to younger readers. She is the founder of the bilingual children's magazine Azul. Most recently she edited American Eyes. Ms. Carlson lives in New York City.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.19 Inches (H) x 5.47 Inches (W) x .44 Inches (D)
Weight: .31 Pounds
Suggested Age: 12-18 Years
Number of Pages: 160
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Sub-Genre: Poetry
Publisher: Square Fish
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Lori Marie Carlson
Language: Spanish
Street Date: March 19, 2013
TCIN: 77280597
UPC: 9781250016782
Item Number (DPCI): 247-54-8239
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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