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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2018 | Middle To High School
Gr 5 Up—A gem of an autobiography. As a girl growing up in New Mexico in the 1950's, Acevedo recognized and confronted bias in many forms. She fought against the notions that girls should only become wives and mothers, and she strived to be a success in all aspects in her life: a focused student, a successful Girl Scout, a talented musician, and, above all, a young woman who neve...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Acevedo defied expectations growing up in a working-class Mexican American family in 1960s and 1970s Las Cruces, New Mexico. Thanks, in part, to childhood experi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Acevedo defied expectations growing up in a working-class Mexican American family in 1960s and 1970s Las Cruces, New Mexico. Thanks, in part, to childhood experi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More