Veronica Chambers
Auteur de Celia Cruz: Queen of Salsa
A propos de l'auteur
Veronica Chambers was born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn. She attended Simon's Rock College at Bard. She is a prolific writter. Mama's Girl is her acclaimed memoir. Some of her other work includes Kickboxing Geishas: How Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation, and The Joy of Doing Things afficher plus Badly: A Girl's Guide to Love, Life and Foolish Bravery. She has contributed to several anthologies and has also written books for children and teens. Her latest book as a contributor is in Michael Strahan's book, Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life. afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de Veronica Chambers
Finish the Fight! The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote (2020) 96 exemplaires
The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on the Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own (2017) — Directeur de publication — 83 exemplaires
Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice (2018) 60 exemplaires
Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (2019) 51 exemplaires
The Joy of Doing Things Badly: A Girl's Guide to Love, Life, and Foolish Bravery (2006) 35 exemplaires
Resist: 40 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice (2020) 21 exemplaires
Flora la Fresca y el arte de la amistad / Flora la Fresca & the Art of Friendshi p (Spanish Edition) (2023) 3 exemplaires
Modern Love, Revised and Updated (Media Tie-In): True Stories of Love, Loss, and Redemption 1 exemplaire
Queen Bey : a celebration of the power and creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (2019) 1 exemplaire
Lights Camera Quince! (Amigas Book 2) 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage (2002) — Contributeur — 690 exemplaires
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves (2018) — Contributeur — 379 exemplaires
Growing Up Ethnic in America: Contemporary Fiction About Learning to Be American (1999) — Contributeur — 102 exemplaires
Shaking the Tree: A Collection of New Fiction and Memoir by Black Women (2003) — Contributeur — 46 exemplaires
Becoming American: Personal Essays By First Generation Immigrant Women (2000) — Contributeur — 26 exemplaires
Once Upon a Childhood: Stories and Memories of American Youth (2004) — Contributeur — 15 exemplaires
It's All Love: Black Writers on Soul Mates, Family, and Friends (2009) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1970
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Panama
- Lieux de résidence
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Études
- Bard College at Simon's Rock
- Professions
- writer
editor - Relations
- Clampet, Jason (husband)
- Organisations
- New York Times Magazine
Newsweek
Glamour - Agent
- Kim Witherspoon (Inkwell Management)
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 33
- Aussi par
- 14
- Membres
- 1,717
- Popularité
- #14,960
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 68
- ISBN
- 121
- Langues
- 3
Flora LeFevre would rate her best friend, Clara Londra, full marks on the BFF-ometer the girls programmed in Scratch. Clara makes Saturday Spanish school bearable, and she’s down for any adventure. They both have parents from far away—Flora’s are from Panama, and Clara’s are from Argentina. So, when Clara’s mother announces that they are leaving Rhode Island to move to California, Flora feels lost even though the girls resolve to remain best friends no matter what. Maylin, Flora’s older sister, is too obsessed with planning her quinceañera to pay attention to her. Worse, Clara quickly finds a new friend in California. Flora thinks no one can hold a candle to Clara until a new student arrives in class: Hailing from Paris, Lebanese Zaidee Khal seems too sophisticated for fifth grade. As Flora slowly warms up to Zaidee, they begin to form a new friendship. But can Flora have two besties? Chambers places universal friendship trials within the specific joy and beauty of an Afro-Panamanian family, capturing the deep, intense emotions of childhood bonds. Rim’s delightful illustrations punctuate the text and capture the mood of the characters’ journeys. The dialogue is peppered with Spanish in the natural cadence of bilingual families, with each member possessing varying degrees of proficiency. Non-Spanish–speaking readers won’t miss a beat and may even pick up a phrase or two.
Funny, heartwarming, and sweet. (Fiction. 8-12)
-Kirkus Review… (plus d'informations)