Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx (CD)
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"[A] poignantly written memoir about growing up in the South Bronx" -- School Library Journal, starred review
"In stark and heartbreaking contrast to her Sesame Street character, Manzano paints a poignant, startlingly honest picture of her youth." -- Kirkus, starred review
"[A] voice that conveys a slow-burning audacity and the internal glimmer of lightness of a true dreamer." -- Publishers Weekly
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"This wry, moving debut novel does a great job of blending the personal and the political. . . while the family drama and revelations continue right up to the end." --Booklist, starred review
"Characters of surprising dimension round out the plot and add to the novel's cultural authenticity. . . A stunning debut." --Kirkus, starred review