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When We Make It
When We Make It | Elisabet Velasquez
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The energy. The clarity. The beauty. Elisabet Velasquez brings it all. . . . Her voice is FIRE!--New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Woodson An unforgettable debut young adult novel-in-verse that redefines what it means to make it, touching on themes of mental illness, sexual assault, food insecurity and gentrification, for readers of Nicholasa Mohr and Elizabeth Acevedo. Sarai is a first-generation Puerto Rican eighth grader who can see with clarity the truth, pain, and beauty of the world both inside and outside her Bushwick apartment. Together with her older sister Estrella, she navigates the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn. Sarai questions the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she lives with determination and an open heart, learning to celebrate herself in a way that she has been denied. When We Make It is a love letter to anyone who was taught to believe that they would not make it. To those who feel their emotions before they can name them. To those who still may not have all the language but they have their story. Velasquez' debut novel is sure to leave an indelible mark on all who read it.
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A beautiful, ironic, yet hopeful YA debut novel in verse from Elisabet Velasquez! Sarai and her sister Estrella navigate their rough Bushwick neighborhood overrun with rats, roaches, drug dealers and crime. And Sarai questions everything; including what “making it” really means

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I am a 44-year-old woman who seldom sees her culture accurately represented in YA. This #NovelInVerse proves that #RepresentationMatters #OwnVoices ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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licia.reads
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Raw and emotional. I listened to this audiobook and had to keep rewinding to hear phrases that were packed with meaning. I loved the narration. #poetry #ownvoices #novelinverse

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“I‘ve always been an honor roll student so maybe that means one day I‘ll be an honor roll worker.” #ya #novelinverse #poetry #ownvoices

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"What if making it happens every day. To each of us. Differently."

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