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Becoming Kid Quixote: A True Story of Belonging America
Barnes and Noble
Becoming Kid Quixote: A True Story of Belonging America
Current price: $22.99
Barnes and Noble
Becoming Kid Quixote: A True Story of Belonging America
Current price: $22.99
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When a shy girl named Sarah Sierra first joins an after-school program in her neighborhood, she never expects to travel back in time and discover the words of Miguel de Cervantes. But at Still Waters in a Storm, a teacher named Stephen and a group of kids have pushed together tables piled high with books so they can gather round to talk about and translate Cervantes’ classic,
.
They begin to reimagine
—the story of an idealistic dreamer from Spain who traveled around trying to right the world’s wrongs—as the story of a group of modern-day kids from immigrant families in Brooklyn.
The stories the kids write in class become a musical play—expressing the plight of today’s immigrants and using Quixote as inspiration. And Sarah, once very shy, soon will play the leading role as Kid Quixote.
Perfect for fans of
,
, and
, this stirring true story will inspire you to imagine, to speak up, and to sing out.