Islandborn
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FromNewYorkTimesbestsellerandPulitzerPrizewinnerJunotDazcomesadebutpicturebookaboutthemagicofmemoryandtheinfinitepoweroftheimagination.EverykidinLola'sschoolwasfromsomewhereelse.
Herswasaschooloffarawayplaces.
SowhenLola'steacherasksthestudentstodrawapictureofwheretheirfamiliesimmigratedfrom,allthekidsareexcited.ExceptLola.Shecan'trememberTheIsland--sheleftwhenshewasjustababy.Butwiththehelpofherfamilyandfriends,andtheirmemories--joyous,fantastical,heartbreaking,andfrightening--Lola'simaginationtakesheronanextraordinaryjourneybacktoTheIsland.Asshedrawsclosertotheheartofherfamily'sstory,Lolacomestounderstandthetruthofherabuela'swords:"Justbecauseyoudon'trememberaplacedoesn'tmeanit'snotinyou."Gloriouslyillustratedandlyricallywritten,Islandbornisacelebrationofcreativity,diversity,andourimagination'sboundlessabilitytoconnectus--toourfamilies,toourpastandtoourselves.
Despre autor
Junot Díaz este un scriitor dominicano-american, profesor de scriere creativă la Institutul de Tehnologie din Massachusetts și fost editor de ficțiune la Boston Review. Experiența imigrantă, în special cea a imigranților latino, stă la baza operei sale.
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