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Spring is here!
After several months of hibernating, a new phase begins for La Casa Azul Bookstore.
Although the physical store closed in December we have kept our online presence and continue to sell books via our online store — thank you to all who have purchased books from us this year!
The business model is being restructured to increase the bookstore’s impact as a social venture; in the meantime you will receive updates via our bi-monthly newsletter.
What to expect in future newsletters?
- Book recommendations – we will share lists of award winning titles, new publications and some of our favorite reads.
- Event information – in partnership with local and national organizations we will feature a variety of local conferences, readings and author appearances.
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$13.79
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Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
by Margarita Engle
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir brings us a memoir in free verse that conveys the story of growing up in two cultures during an era of great tension between the United States and Cuba. Poet Margarita Engle takes her young audience on a journey of longing. It is a story that touches on issues affecting numerous immigrant children today.
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Mango, Abuela, and Me
by Meg Medina, illustrated by Angela Dominguez
After Abuela moves in with her family, Mia finds a clever way to communicate with her Spanish-speaking grandmother who has left her homeland to live in the United States. Meg Medina blends Spanish and English to seamlessly create a touching tale of transition, love and the willingness to connect.
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Untwine
by Edwidge Danticat
Giselle Boyer and her identical twin, Isabelle, are as close as sisters can be, even as their family seems to be unraveling. Then the Boyers have a tragic encounter that will shatter everyone’s world forever.
Giselle wakes up in the hospital, injured and unable to speak or move. Trapped in the prison of her own body, Giselle must revisit her past in order to understand how the people closest to her — her friends, her parents, and above all, Isabelle, her twin — have shaped and defined her. Will she allow her love for her family and friends to lead her to recovery? Or will she remain lost in a spiral of longing and regret?
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Save the date!
2nd Annual Children’s Book Writers Conference
presented by Kweli Journal
Saturday, April 9, 2016
New York City
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At a time when only 10 percent of all children’s and YA books are written by or feature people of color, the conference will connect new writers with top professionals across the publishing industry.
Edwidge Danticat, author of Untwine, will give the keynote address. Her speech will be followed by panels on “Publishing 101,” trends in the publishing landscape, writing children’s picture books and middle-grade and YA novels, and advice on submitting manuscripts to agents and working with editors, among other topics.
More than twenty agents and editors are expected to attend in search of new talent, alongside established authors like Daniel José Older (Shadowshaper), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), and Sheela Chari (Vanished).
Pre-register for the conference here. Purchase books from the participating authors here.
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Our online bookstore features thousands of titles to choose from.
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