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  • Cool Salsa

    Lori M Carlson, Oscar Hijuelos

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, March 19, 2013)
    Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. "Cool Salsa" celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory--and pain--of being Latino American.Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such as Sandra Cisneros, Martin Espada, Gary Soto, and Ed Vega, and a very personal introduction by Oscar Hijuelos, this collection encompasses the voices of Latino America. By selecting poems about the experiences of teenagers, Carlson has given a focus to that rich diversity; by presenting the poems both in their original language and in translation, she has made them available to us all.As you move from memories of red wagons to dreams of orange trees to fights with street gangs, you feel "Cool Salsa"'s musical and emotional cross rhythms. Here is a world of exciting poetry for you, y tu tambien."
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  • Cool Salsa

    Lori Carlson

    Mass Market Paperback (Fawcett, April 1, 1995)
    "Poetry with a distinct flavor: a skillfully mixed appetizer."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)Here are the sights, sounds, and smells of Latino culture in America in thirty-six vibrant, moving, angry, beautiful and varied voices, including Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Luis J. Rodríguez, Gary Soto, and Martín Espada.Presented in both English and Spanish, each poem helps us to discover the stories behind the mangoes and memories, prejudice and fear, love and life--how it was and is to grow up Hispanic in America...."The subtle but singing lyrics frequently have a colloquial tone that will speak to many young readers."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred)"Excellent enrichment...Whether discussing the immigrant's frustration at not being able to speak English...the familiar adolescent desire to belong, or celebrating the simple joys of life, these fine poems are incisive and photographic in their depiction of a moment."--School Library Journal (starred)
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  • Cool Salsa

    Oscar (INT) Hijuelos Lori Carlson,Lori M. (EDT) Carlson

    Paperback (FAWCETT JUNIPER N.Y., Jan. 1, 1995)
    Here are the sights, sounds, and smells of Latino culture in America in thirty-six vibrant, moving, angry, beautiful and varied voices, including Alicia de Alba, Ana Castillo, Sandra Ciusneros, Luisj. odriguez, Gary Soto and Martin Espada...
  • Cool Salsa

    Ed. Carlson, Lori M.

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, April 1, 1995)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Poems celebrate themes and moods from Hispanic American teenage life, from the passion of learning English to the pain of ethnic prejudice.
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