¡Ándale, Prieta!: A Love Letter to My Family Social Science Emily Winfield Martin

Emily Winfield Martin

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This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the art and science of memory and what it can tell us about ourselves and the world we live in

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¡Ándale, Prieta!: A Love Letter to My Family Social Science Emily Winfield MartinThis beautifully open coming of age memoir by a Mexican American debut writer doubles as a love letter to the tough grandmother who raised her. When I tell people who don't speak Spanish what prieta means dark or the dark one their eyes pop open and a small gasp escapes How do I tell them that now, even after the cruelty of children, Prieta means love? That each time Prieta fell from my grandmother's lips, I learned to love my dark skin. No one calls