When We Make It
By Elisabet Velasquez
By Elisabet Velasquez
By Elisabet Velasquez
By Elisabet Velasquez
By Elisabet Velasquez
By Elisabet Velasquez
By Elisabet Velasquez
Read by Elisabet Velasquez
By Elisabet Velasquez
Read by Elisabet Velasquez
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$12.99
Aug 30, 2022 | ISBN 9780593324509 | Young Adult
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$19.99
Sep 21, 2021 | ISBN 9780593324486 | Young Adult
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Sep 21, 2021 | ISBN 9780593324493 | Young Adult
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Sep 21, 2021 | ISBN 9780593455920 | Young Adult
249 Minutes
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Praise
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
Indies Introduce and Next List selection
Kirkus Reviews Best Books
School Library Journal Best Books
Chicago Public Library Best Teen Fiction
Américas Award Commended Title
ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project selection
In the Margins Book Award Top Ten selection
NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books
The News & Observer Best Books for Kids
Gotham Book Prize finalist
*“A gem for pleasure reading as well as classroom use. . . . Raw, breathtaking, and brilliant.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
*“Exquisite poetry portrays not only anger and fear, but also hope . . . Gripping and soulful, this dynamic debut novel-in-verse is a must for every collection.”—School Library Journal, starred review
*“The candid, clear-eyed poetry contains powerful inquiries about [Sarai’s] diasporic Nuyorican identity and canny observations about the endemic social and racial inequities that surround her. . . . Together, these vignettes capture Sarai’s multilayered, heartbreaking, and hopeful coming of age.”—Horn Book, starred review
“A beautiful story whose deep messages will have lasting effects.”—Booklist
“With verses that are unapologetically fierce and honest, Elisabet Velasquez captures the Brooklyn city streets with a Nuyorican vibe that can’t be duplicated. When We Make it is the perfect coming-of-age tale with rhythmic poetry that is certain to cement Velazquez as an exciting new young adult voice to celebrate.”—Lilliam Rivera, Pura Belpré Honor-Winning Author of Never Look Back
“The energy. The clarity. The beauty. Elisabet Velasquez brings it all. And takes me home — to Bushwick in the most resonate and evocative of ways. The writing is clear-eyed, moving and funny. Her voice is FIRE!”—New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson
“This is the kind of book that makes you feel seen, the kind you read around the kitchen table to your sisters and friends. It will make you laugh and cry and remind you that you aren’t alone. Elisabet’s book will touch so many people’s lives. It has already touched mine.”—Angie Cruz, author of Dominicana
“Velasquez renders the heart in conflict with itself, the swag and bilingual sonic charge of Bushwick, an uncompromising love, and the reality of being a young Puerto Rican woman, using poetry to make sense of conflict and chaos in her relentless search for truth. When We Make It is an unforgettable debut.”—Willie Perdomo, author of The Crazy Bunch
Awards
Chicago Public Library Best Books SELECTION 2021
Indie Next SELECTION
Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books SELECTION 2021
NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies SELECTION
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year SELECTION 2021
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults SELECTION
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