MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2015007490
003 DLC
005 20151203084750.0
008 150330s2015 nyu j 000 0aeng
010 $a 2015007490
020 $a9780545621847 (hardback)
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050 00 $aPN2287.M32$bA3 2015
082 00 $a791.4502/8092$aB$223
084 $aJNF007000$aJNF018030$aJNF019000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aManzano, Sonia.
245 10 $aBecoming Maria :$blove and chaos in the South Bronx /$cSonia Manzano.
263 $a1508
264 1 $aNew York :$bScholastic Press,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Pura Belpre Honor winner for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics--'Maria' on Sesame Street--delivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir. Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. This is Sonia's own story rendered with an unforgettable narrative power. When readers meet young Sonia, she is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and nosy neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an alcoholic father. But it is Sonia's dream of becoming an actress that keeps her afloat among the turbulence of her life and times. Spiced with culture, heartache, and humor, this memoir paints a lasting portrait of a girl's resilience as she grows up to become an inspiration to millions"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aManzano, Sonia$xChildhood and youth$vJuvenile literature.
600 10 $aManzano, Sonia$xFamily$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aComing of age$zBronx (New York, N.Y.)$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aTelevision actors and actresses$zUnited States$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 00 $aTelevision writers$zUnited States$vBiography.$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aHispanic American women$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 7 $aJUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aJUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aJUVENILE NONFICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues).$2bisacsh