Thursday, September 30, 2021

The Revolution of Evelyn Manzano by Sonia Manzano


The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
by Sonia Manzano. 224 p. Scholastic Press/ Scholastic Inc. (Own)

Happy Thursday! We've had such a run of glorious weather! I hope you're all getting outside to enjoy it. 

#tbt features The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano. This historical fiction is set in Spanish Harlem in 1969 and is narrated by fourteen-year-old Rosa María Evelyn del Carmen Serrano, who is tired of working in her parents' bodega and upset that she has to give up her bedroom when her abuela comes to stay. As Evelyn's grandmother shares stories and secrets from her parents' native Puerto Rico, Evelyn gradually understands and comes to appreciate her mother.

The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano was published in 2013. It was Ms. Serrano's debut novel and was named a Pura Belpré Honor Book.

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