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    Us, in Progress

    By Lulu Delacre

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    "Beautifully written with candor, honesty, and perfect brevity. A collection not to be missed.” (Booklist starred review) 

    Acclaimed author and Pura Belpré Award honoree Lulu Delacre’s beautifully illustrated collection of twelve short stories is a groundbreaking look at the diverse Latinos who live in the United States.

    In this book, you will meet many young Latinos living in the United States, from a young girl whose day at her father’s burrito truck surprises her to two sisters working together to change the older sister’s immigration status, and more.

    Turn the pages to experience life through the eyes of these boys and girls whose families originally hail from many different countries; see their hardships, celebrate their victories, and come away with a better understanding of what it means to be Latino in the U.S. today.

    A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of 2017 * A Los Angeles Public Library Best Book of 2017 * A 2017 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature Honor Book * A Booklist Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Older and Middle Readers * CCBC Choices Pick of 2018 * CBC Notable in Social Studies

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 29, 2017
    ISBN9780062392169
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    Lulu Delacre

    Three-time Pura Belpré Award honoree Lulu Delacre has been writing and illustrating children's books since 1980. Born and raised in Puerto Rico to Argentinean parents, Delacre says her Latino heritage and her life experiences inform her work. Her 37 titles include Us, In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos; Arroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America, a Horn Book Fanfare Book in print for over 25 years; and Salsa Stories, an IRA Outstanding International Book. Her latest picture book ¡Olinguito, de la A a la Z! Descubriendo el bosque nublado; Olinguito, from A to Z! Unveiling the Cloud Forest has received 20 awards and honors including an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor and an ALA Notable for All Ages. Delacre has lectured internationally and served as a juror for the National Book Awards. She has exhibited at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art; The Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators in New York; the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico and the Museum of Ponce in Puerto Rico among other venues. More at www.luludelacre.com.

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    • 4/5
      This title contains 12 short stories about Latino children in a variety of situations. Some are the children of immigrants whereas others were smuggled across the border; some fear deportation while others are concerned about bullying older siblings; some worry about physical violence whereas others are concerned about parents arguing; and so forth. The author sets out and clearly displays how Latinos are not one big bloc but individuals with different goals, lifestyles, etc. (This seems like a self-evident point, but given the too-large number of grown adults who don't seem to understand this, it is fair to want to show that to children.) My concern is that only Latino children might pick up this book; while that would not be a bad thing by itself, children from other racial backgrounds who would benefit from reading this book might think it's not "for them" and miss its lessons entirely.Back to the stories themselves, they are all fictional but based on some kernel of truth, whether that was a personal story told to the author or an article she read in the news. Each story is illustrated with a pencil sketch by the author (although they are more involved than that; read her introduction for the meaning behind her process), all of which are stunning. My particular favorite stories were "Güera," "Firstborn," "Peacemaker," and "The Secret," although there isn't a bad story in the bunch. Occasionally, it felt like some bits of narrative were a little jumpy or too quickly resolved, but that is often true in short stories. In fact, I liked this book much more than I thought I would considering how I'm not usually the hugest fan of short story collections. I'd recommend it for those readers who enjoy character portraits and "slice of life" stories.