This is Sonia's own story rendered with an unforgettable narrative power. Emmy Award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving-and troubled. Set in the 1970s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream.
The Pura Belpré Honor winner for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics-Maria on Sesame Street-delivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir.