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Beauty Woke

NoNieqa Ramos

Beauty is a Puerto Rican girl whose family and community value her and her Boricua heritage, including Taíno and African ancestry. As she grows older, she notices that people who resemble her receive harmful treatment, which affects how she sees herself. Family and community come together to help Beauty celebrate being Boricua. Presented as an affirming poem with a fairy-tale frame, the story is set against a New York City backdrop.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Community · Cultural Heritage · Family · Identity · Racism And Prejudice
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
February 15, 2022
Pages
32
ISBN-13
9780358008415
Language
English
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