Winner of Gold at the 2023 International Latino Book Awards in 2 categories!
- Most Inspirational Young Adult Book - 1st PLACE (Gold!)
Insights from the ILBA judges, 'This book was amazing! It fts the category so well. Young adults will be able to hopefully see themselves in the main character.'
‑ Best Young Adult Latino Focused Book - 1st PLACE (Gold!)
Insights from the ILBA judges: 'This book can be related to as many children of immigrants are told to go to school and get better jobs.'
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Description
For a Classroom Set at discounted pricing contact Tom Jasper, Aguamarina Productions, at tompjasper@gmail.com
Written in Spanish, La hija de la lavandera (Documentos de su vida) is part of an educational novel trilogy, where, along with La chica de Mediburo and Micaela, the author provides an introduction to Spanish and Latin American literature in a simple manner. Young and adult readers will benefit from these pages written with true care. The style, sometimes colloquial and other times poetic, manages to captivate the reader in a very subtle way. Both young and old will learn literature effortlessly.
Amanecer is the protagonist, the daughter of Alba María, the washer lady. From beginning to end, we find a story full of papers that narrate the life of Amanecer and her family in Soledad de los Obispos and Ciudad Piedra. Thanks to her protector, the incredible doña Perla, the protagonist is able to fulfill her dreams of self-improvement, escape poverty, reconcile with her family, and ultimately, fall in love. Reality and fiction intertwine very naturally in this novel, which will captivate the hearts of its readers like that of a memory of a magical landscape they will want to treasure forever.
The second edition of this novel has been thoroughly revised to reflect Latin American colloquial Spanish, which flows naturally alongside the idiomatic expressions of the language, the characters, and the everyday customs present in the story.
Paperback: 416 pages 6in x 9in (152mm x 228mm)
ISBN 979-8-90070-014-4
Authentic Spanish Literature
Reading Level: Young Adult/College
Recommended for Dual Language Programs in Middle School and High School AP
Publisher: Aguamarina Production, San Clemente, CA, USA
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For a Classroom Set at discounted pricing contact Tom Jasper, Aguamarina Productions, at tompjasper@gmail.com