My latest book:
With its honest teenage voice and a gritty realism that evokes what life would have been like for a Mexican American teenager in the California of the 1970s, this novel stands out. An excellent example of historical fiction that teaches and also transports.”
Kirkus Review
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Reviews:
“Many of the issues Jacqui is experiencing will resonate with readers—family and community relationships, social activism, systemic racism, gender roles, poverty, and the pressure of family expectations. Readers will find themselves swept up into this compulsively readable and engaging story of a teenager struggling to make a better life for herself.” Starred ALA Booklist
“Bravo for Jacqui! Jaqueline Bravo is a teen heroine for our times, even as she lives through the 1970’s. I loved watching the activism of a teen in the 70s mirror the teen activism alive and well today. She reminds us that we all have to stand for something, including ourselves!“ Melissa Coss Aquino-Author of Carmen and Grace
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