Aniana del Mar Se Avienta (Spanish Edition)

by Jasminne Mendez (Author)

Aniana del Mar Se Avienta (Spanish Edition)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

"Hermosa por su honestidad y vulnerabilidad, esta es una poderosa historia sobre el cuerpo y los sueños que canta desde el corazón". --Natalia Sylvester, galardonada autora de Breathe and Count Back from Ten.

Una poderosa novela escrita en verso y hábilmente contada sobre una nadadora dominicana-estadounidense de 12 años a quien le diagnostican artritis juvenil.

Aniana del Mar pertenece al agua como un delfín pertenece al mar. Pero ella y Papi mantienen sus prácticas y competencias de natación ocultas de Mami, quien nunca se ha recuperado de haber perdido años antes a alguien muy querido en el agua. Es decir, hasta el día en que la rigidez y las articulaciones hinchadas de Ani hacen que ya no pueda levantarse de la cama, y se verá obligada a revelar lo importante que es para ella nadar. Mami le prohíbe volver al agua, pero Ani y su médico creen que nadar, junto con medicamentos, ayudará a Ani a controlar su enfermedad.

Lo que sigue es el viaje de una niña que debe enterrar lo que alguna vez fue para poder subir como la marea y convertirse en la joven que debe ser. Aniana del Mar se avienta es una historia conmovedora sobre una enfermedad crónica y la discapacidad, los secretos entre madres e hijas, el daño que le hacemos a los que más queremos y todos los triunfos, grandes y pequeños, que nos mantienen a flote.

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Starred Review
Mendez uses concrete poems, haiku, and tanka throughout to narrate this accessible story of forgiveness.

Review quotes

«Aniana Del Mar Jumps In is a poignant story about chronic illness and disability, the secrets between mothers and daughters, the harm we do to the ones we love the most—and all the triumphs, big and small, that keep us afloat.» —Books Central

«It's a lovely, poignant, and honest glimpse into disability, chronic illness, and ableism.» —Book Riot
Jasminne Mendez
Jasminne Mendez is a best-selling Dominican-American poet, educator, translator, playwright and award winning author of several books for children and adults. She has had poetry and essays published in numerous journals and anthologies and she is the author of two multi-genre collections including Island of Dreams (Floricanto Press, 2013) which won an International Latino Book Award. Her debut poetry collection City Without Altar was a finalist for the Noemi Press poetry prize and was released in August 2022(Noemi Press) and her debut picture book Josefina's Habichuelas (Arte Publico Press, 2021) was the Writer's League of Texas Children's Book Discovery Prize Winner. She has translated the work of NYT Best Selling authors Amanda Gorman, Nikole Hannah-Jones, René Watson and Calribel Ortega. She is an MFA graduate of the creative writing program at the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University and a University of Houston alumni. She is the Program Director for the literary arts non-profit Tintero Projects and she lives and works in Houston, TX.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781644736074
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Vintage Espanol
Publication date
November 20, 2023
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV015020 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
JUV032060 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Water Sports
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Library of Congress categories
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