Gwendolyn Zepeda
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Told in two voices and languages, Vietnamese American Annie and Hispanic American Maya attend different schools but spend nearly every weekend together, until something special happens to bring them closer together.
Author
Publisher
Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
"My name is Ana. Every year, my family makes tamales for Christmas. This year, I am six, so I get to mix the dough, which is made of cornmeal. My sister Lidia is eight, so she gets to spread the dough on the corn husk leaves. I wish I was eight, so that my hands would be big enough to spread the dough just right—not too thick and not too thin."
And so the years pass, and Ana turns eight, ten, twelve, fourteen, sixteen. But every year, big
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