US in Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos

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Acclaimed author Lulu Delacre’s illustrated short story collection is heartwarming, humorous, and insightful—a groundbreaking look at the diverse Latinos who live in the United States. Now in paperback!

In this book, you will meet…

A young girl whose day at her father’s burrito truck surprises her;

Two sisters working together to change the older sister’s immigration status;

The passionate announcer of a pick-up soccer game, with neighborhood kids versus “techies”;

A Texan boy working to overcome the judgments formed by his father’s Border Patrol job and his grandfather’s prejudices;

…and many more young Latinos living in the United States. Turn the pages to experience life through the eyes of these boys and girls whose families originally hail from many different countries; see their hardships, celebrate their victories, and come away with a better understanding of what it means to be Latino in the U.S. today.

 

Lulu Delacre is an award-winning author who grew up in Puerto Rico with Argentinean parents. She is a three-time Pura Belpré Award honoree. Lulu’s previous collection of stories, Salsa Stories, was a CCBC Choices Notable Book for a Global Society; a CBC Notable Children’s Book in the Field of Social Studies; an Américas Highly Commended Title; an NCTE Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts; a Crown Award Nominee; a Críticas Best Book of the Year; and an IRA List of Outstanding International Books selection. Lulu has illustrated thirty-six books, seventeen of which she also wrote. She has been honored as a Maryland Woman in the Arts and served as a juror for the Original Art Show as well as the National Book Awards. Her art has been exhibited at the Mazza Museum, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, among other venues.

 

★“Pura Belpré honoree Delacre’s chronicles—each different from the next—offer moving snapshots of family heartbreak, disadvantage, dysfunctionality, heartbreak, privilege, and joy.” -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
★ “Beautifully written with candor, honesty and perfect brevity. Delacre illustrates as well, providing a gorgeous mixed-media portrait of each story’s main character. A collection not to be missed.” -Booklist (starred review)
“This welcome update to short story collections such as Gary Soto’s Baseball in April and prose alternative to Alma Flor Ada’s Yes!: We Are Latinos is a solid addition to libraries and would also add much-needed diversity to classroom study.” -School Library Journal
“Portraits are indeed beautiful...will surely inspire discussion of current issues.” -Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“Delacre’s collection challenges existing misconceptions by giving readers an intimate and varied look into what it is like to be young and Latino in the United States today.” -The Horn Book
“Middle grade readers will appreciate reading stories that reflect their lives, not their parents’ or grandparents’ stories” (from the “10 Exciting New Middle Grade Books with Latinx Main Characters”) -Brightly
ISBN:  256 pages 7.8 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.5 lb Wt

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