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Author:

Charles, Tami, author.

Title:

Becoming Beatriz / Tami Charles.

Publisher:

Charlesbridge,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

260 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Puerto Ricans--Newark--Newark--Juvenile fiction.
Haitian Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic American gangs--Newark--Newark--Juvenile fiction.
Female gang members--Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Dance--Juvenile fiction.
Ethnic relations--Juvenile fiction.
Nineteen eighties--Juvenile fiction.
Newark (N.J.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic American teenagers--Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.

Notes:

Companion to: Like Vanessa.

Summary:

1984, in the barrios of Newark. Beatriz Mendez is looking forward to dancing at her fifteenth birthday, because dancing is her true passion in life. When her brother Juni, gang-leader of the Puerto Rican gang the Diablos, is killed by the rival Haitian Macoute gang she finds herself thrust into the role of gang-leader and drug dealer. She meets Nassar, a dorky Haitian boy who shares and reignites her passion for dancing. Will Beatriz choose the life decided for her-- or the one she creates for herself? -- adapted from run-on sentence provided, and jacket

ISBN:

1580897789
9781580897785

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1055567670

LCCN:

2018031378

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