ChicaNerds in Chicana Young Adult Literature: Brown and Nerdy

by Cristina Herrera

Book Overview

ChicaNerds in Chicana Young Adult Literature analyzes novels by the acclaimed Chicana YA writers Jo Ann Yolanda Hern ndez, Isabel Quintero, Ashley Hope P rez, Erika S nchez, Guadalupe Garc a McCall, and Patricia Santana. Combining the term "Chicana" with "nerd," Dr. Herrera coins the term "ChicaNerd" to argue how the young women protagonists in these novels voice astute observations of their identities as nonwhite teenagers, specifically through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367520710
• ISBN13: 9780367520717
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"