Name: Claro de Luna
Author: Santiago, Elizabeth
ISBN: [978-1-64379-651-2,1-64379-651-8]

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Claro de Luna

Author: Santiago, Elizabeth

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Follett Number: 2765TC3
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: Tu Books, un sello de Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2023
Format: 376 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-64379-651-2
ISBN-10: 1-64379-651-8
LCCN: 2022-045943
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

Subjects:

City and Town Life Fiction

Family Life Fiction

Family Problems Fiction

Gangs Fiction

High Schools Fiction

Puerto Ricans United States Fiction

Single-Parent Families Fiction

Spanish Language Materials

Taino Indians Fiction

United States Fiction

Text in Spanish.;Translation of: Moonlit vine.;Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-360) and index. Told with interstitial historical chapters, fourteen-year-old Taina (Ty) must draw from the strength of her Taino ancestors to bring her family and community hope and healing after a devastating incident.

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Taina, una joven de catorce anos, acaba de enterarse que es descendiente de una larga linea de fuertes mujeres tainas. Pero, le ayudara esto a traer paz y justicia a su familia y comunidad? Fourteen-year-old Taina just learned that she is a descendant of a long line of strong Taino women, but will knowing this help her bring peace and justice to her family and community? A pesar de su nombre, Taina Perez no sabe nada de su herencia taina, ni ha intentado nunca aprender. Al fin y al cabo, como podria ayudar la historia antigua de Puerto Rico con todo lo que esta pasando? Hay constantes problemas en la escuela y en su barrio, han echado a su hermano mayor de casa y, como su madre esta trabajando, le toca a ella sola cuidar de su hermano pequeno y de su abuela anciana. Es mucho para una nina de catorce anos. Pero la vida da un giro radical cuando su abuela le dice que es descendiente directa de Anacaona, la bienamada lider taina, guerrera y poeta, que fue asesinada por los espanoles en 1503. La abuela tambien le regala un amuleto y un cemi y le dice que ha llegado el momento de asumir su poder como las mujeres que la precedieron. Pero es eso posible? La gente como ella apenas consigue salir de sus circunstancias, y los problemas de su hogar y de su comunidad son mucho mas grandes de lo que Taina puede manejar. O lo son? Un relato moderno intercalado con capitulos historicos, Claro de luna ofrece a los lectores una poderosa historia de lucha, esperanza y liberacion colectiva del pueblo puertorriqueno y taino. Despite her name, Taina Perez doesn't know anything about her Taino heritage, nor has she ever tried to learn. After all, how would ancient Puerto Rican history help with everything going on? There's constant trouble at school and in her neighborhood, her older brother was kicked out of the house, and with her mom at work, she's left alone to care for her little brother and aging grandmother. It's a lot for a fourteen-year-old to manage. But life takes a wild turn when her abuela tells her she is a direct descendant of Anacaona, the beloved Taino leader, warrior, and poet, who was murdered by the Spanish in 1503. Abuela also gives her an amulet and a zemi and says that it's time for her to step into her power like the women who came before her. But is that even possible? People like her hardly make it out of their circumstances, and the problems in her home and community are way bigger than Taina can manage. Or are they? A modern tale with interstitial historical chapters, The Moonlit Vine brings readers a powerful story of the collective struggle, hope, and liberation of Puerto Rican and Taino peoples.

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