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La Luna Dentro de Mí (the Moon Within) - by  Aida Salazar (Paperback) - 1 of 1

La Luna Dentro de Mí (the Moon Within) - by Aida Salazar (Paperback)

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  • A dazzling story told with the sensitivity, humor, and brilliant verse of debut talent Aida Salazar.La vida de Celi Rivera es un torbellino de preguntas... por los cambios en su cuerpo, por sentirse atraída por un chico por primera vez y por la exploración que hace su mejor amiga de lo que significa ser género fluido.Pero, sobre todo, por la insistencia de su madre en hacerle una ceremonia lunar cuando le llegue su primer periodo.
  • 8-12 Years
  • 7.7" x 5.2" Paperback
  • 240 Pages
  • Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes

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"La vida de Celi Rivera es un torbellino de preguntas... por los cambios en su cuerpo, por sentirse atríada por un chico por primera vez y por la exploracóin que hace su mejor amiga de lo que significa ser égnero fluido. Pero, sobre todo, por la insistencia de su madre en hacerle una ceremonia lunar cuando le llegue su primer periodo. Se trata de un ancestral ritual mexica que Mima y su comunidad han rescatado, pero Celi se promete a ís misma que NO participaár ené l. ÅEncontraár dentro de ís la fortaleza necesaria para defender quéin quiere ser?"--Provided by publisher.



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A dazzling story told with the sensitivity, humor, and brilliant verse of debut talent Aida Salazar.

La vida de Celi Rivera es un torbellino de preguntas... por los cambios en su cuerpo, por sentirse atraída por un chico por primera vez y por la exploración que hace su mejor amiga de lo que significa ser género fluido.Pero, sobre todo, por la insistencia de su madre en hacerle una ceremonia lunar cuando le llegue su primer periodo. Se trata de un ancestral ritual mexica que Mima y su comunidad han rescatado, pero Celi se promete a sí misma que NO participará en él. ¿Encontrará dentro de sí la fortaleza necesaria para defender quién quiere ser?Celi Rivera's life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend's exploration of what it means to be gender-fluid.But most of all, her mother's insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It's an ancestral Mexica ritual that Mima and her community have reclaimed, but Celi promises she will NOT be participating. Can she find the power within herself to take a stand for who she wants to be?



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Aida Salazar is an award-winning author and arts activist whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She is the author of the middle-grade verse novels Ultraviolet (a Golden Poppy Book Award finalist), The Moon Within (International Latino Book Award Winner), and Land of the Cranes (Américas Award Winner), as well as the picture book anthology In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color, and the Caldecott Honor Book Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter illustrated by Molly Mendoza. Salazar is a founding member of Las Musas, a Latinx kidlit debut author collective. She lives with her family of artists in Oakland, California.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 8-12 Years
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Social Themes
Publisher: Scholastic en Espanol
Format: Paperback
Author: Aida Salazar
Language: Spanish
Street Date: June 2, 2020
TCIN: 1006604356
UPC: 9781338631067
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-9633
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.7 inches length x 5.2 inches width x 7.7 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.35 pounds
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