ALMA PRESSES PLAY
Tina Cane
Set in New York City’s East Village in the late 1970s, this novel in verse portrays Alma, whose mother is Chinese American and whose father is white and Jewish. Music, bike rides, friendships, and her changing feelings fill her days. Her parents’ divorce reshapes family life, and her mother plans a move to another state. Alma also faces an end-of-year project, first-kiss feelings, and a growing feminist perspective.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
