Alma Presses Play

by Tina Cane

Book Overview

A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s.

Alma's life is a series of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she's halfway through becoming a woman. But as long as she can listen to her Walkman, hang out with her friends on the stoops of the Village, and ride her bike around the streets of New York,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593121147
• ISBN13: 9780593121146
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Make Me a World
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12