Quiara Alegría Hudes
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Quiara Alegria Hudes was the sharp-eyed girl on the stairs while her family danced in her grandmother's tight South Philly kitchen, "frizzy hair cut short, bangs teased into stiff clouds, sweat glistening in the summer fog, pamper-butt babies weaving between legs." Quiara was awed by her aunts and uncles and cousins, but haunted by the secrets of the family and the unspoken stories of the barrio -- even as she tried to find her own voice in the sea...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The eagerly awaited follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton: The Revolution, Lin-Manuel Miranda s new book gives readers an extraordinary inside look at In the Heights, his breakout Broadway debut, written with Quiara Alegría Hudes, now a Hollywood blockbuster. [An] exuberant, unique, and invaluable record of dynamic, brilliant, and soulful creativity. Booklist (starred review) In 2008, In the Heights, a new...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
The likeable, magnetic, bodega owner Usnavi saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines, and sings about a better life. Meanwhile, his tight-knit community faces the challenge of gentrification, losing their homes while trying to better themselves and hold on to their cultures.
4) Vivo
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Vivo, a one-of-a-kind kinkajou, spends his days playing music with his beloved owner Andreš. But when tragedy strikes, it's up to Vivo to deliver a message that Andreš never could: a love letter to his old partner, the famous Marta Sandoval, in the form of a song. Yet in order to get to Marta, who lives a world apart, Vivo will need the help of Gabi, an energetic tween who bounces to the beat of her own offbeat drum, to fulfill his owner's wishes....