Latino/A Children's and Young Adult Writers on the Art of Storytelling

by Frederick Luis Aldama

Children's and young adult literature has become an essential medium for identity formation in contemporary Latino/a culture in the United States. This book is an original collection of more than thirty interviews led by Frederick Luis Aldama with Latino/a authors working in the genre. The conversations revolve around the conveyance of young Latino/a experience, and what that means for the authors as they overcome societal obstacles and aesthetic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082296497X
• ISBN13: 9780822964971
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.4"