Best Books 2015: Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx | Nonfiction

by SLJ
Nov 24, 2015 | Filed in Reviews+
A heartbreaking memoir about how the iconic Latina educator and TV personality found her way to Sesame Street from her modest upbringing in the South Bronx. Opening with fragments from her early childhood and ending with her life-changing audition for the educational program, the book includes vignettes that offer glimpses of a singular coming-of-age filled with poverty and violence but also with love and music. A stark and powerful work.
A heartbreaking memoir about how the iconic Latina educator and TV personality found her way to Sesame Street from her modest upbringing in the South Bronx. Opening with fragments from her early childhood and ending with her life-changing audition for the educational program, the book includes vignettes that offer glimpses of a singular coming-of-age filled with poverty and violence but also with love and music. A stark and powerful work. Video: Daniel José Older Talks to Sonia Manzano, Sesame Street’s ‘Maria,’ About Her Memoir SLJ Review
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Jesse Cutler

You are Amazing!!! JesseCutler

Posted : Dec 01, 2015 05:11

Jesse Cutler

I always knew YOU were amazing!! Happy Holidays! I will purchase your book and read it with love.. Jesse

Posted : Dec 01, 2015 05:11

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