Abuela, don't forget me / Rex Ogle.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Co., [2022]Edition: 1st edDescription: 198 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9781324019954Other title: Abuela, do not forget meSubject(s): Ogle, Rex -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature | Ogle, Rex -- Childhood and youth | Ogle, Rex | Poor teenagers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Grandparent and child -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Grandmothers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Children | Poor teenagers | Grandparent and child | GrandmothersDDC classification: 306.874/5/092 | B LOC classification: HQ759.9 | .O27 2022
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Summary: "Rex [Ogle] captures and celebrates the powerful presence [of] a woman he could always count on--to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life"--Provided by publisher.
Abuela's house -- To and from -- Gifts and fists -- An education -- Senior year -- There and back again -- Now.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 306.874/OGL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500061245 |
Abuela's house -- To and from -- Gifts and fists -- An education -- Senior year -- There and back again -- Now.
School Library Journal starred, October 2022
Pub Weekly, August 2022
Booklist, August 2022
Kirkus Review, July 2022
"Rex [Ogle] captures and celebrates the powerful presence [of] a woman he could always count on--to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life"--Provided by publisher.
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