About The Book:
Title: COMING UP CUBAN: Rising Past Castro’s Shadow
Author: Sonia Manzano
Pub. Date: August 2, 2022
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 320
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From Pura Belpré Honoree and Emmy-award winning actor Sonia Manzano--best known as "Maria" from Sesame Street--comes the expansive and timeless story of four children who must carve out a path for themselves in the wake of Fidel Castro's rise to power.
Fifteen-time
Emmy Award winner and Pura Belpre honoree Sonia Manzano examines the impact of
the 1959 Cuban Revolution on four children from very different walks of life.
In the wake of a new regime in Cuba, Ana, Miguel, Zulema, and Juan learn to
find a place for themselves in a world forever changed. In a tumultuous moment
of history, we see the lasting effects of a revolution in Havana, the
countryside, Miami, and New York. Through these snapshot stories, we are
reminded that regardless of any tumultuous times, we are all forever connected
in our humanity.
About Sonia Manzano:
SONIA
MANZANO is a
groundbreaking Latina educator, executive television producer, and
award-winning children's book author. A first-generation mainland Puerto Rican,
she has affected the lives of millions of parents and children since she
was offered the opportunity to play “Maria” on Sesame Street (which she
continued to do for 44 years, from 1971-2015). Manzano has received 15
Emmys for writing television scripts, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Award, the Hispanic Heritage Award for Education, and a Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Academy of Arts and Sciences. People magazine
named Sonia one of America's most influential Hispanics. Her critically
acclaimed children's books include The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano,
which won a Pura Belpré Honor Award, and the stunning young adult memoir Becoming
Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx. Currently she is working on
Alma's Way, an animated series with Fred Rogers Productions that
will air on PBS. Manzano resides in New York City with her husband
Richard Reagan, whom she married in 1986, and their daughter Gabriela.
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