Elizabeth Acevedo

Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.

Clap When You Land

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.

The Poet X

With the Fire on High

Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wake—a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she’s led—her sisters are surprised. Has Flor forseen her own death, or someone else’s? Does she have other motives? She refuses to tell her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila.

But Flor isn’t the only person with secrets. Matilde has tried for decades to cover the extent of her husband’s infidelity, but she must now confront the true state of her marriage. Pastora is typically the most reserved sister, but Flor’s wake motivates this driven woman to solve her sibling’s problems. Camila is the youngest sibling, and often the forgotten one, but she’s decided she no longer wants to be taken for granted.

And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own: Yadi is reuniting with her first love, who was imprisoned when they were both still kids; Ona is married for years and attempting to conceive. Ona must decide whether it’s worth it to keep trying—to have a child, and the anthropology research that’s begun to feel lackluster.

Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo’s inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces—one family’s journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.

A Novel

Family Lore

From bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives. Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wake--a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she's led--her sisters are surprised. Has Flor forseen her own death, or someone else's? Does she have other motives? She refuses to tell her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila. But Flor isn't the only person with secrets. Matilde has tried for decades to cover the extent of her husband's infidelity, but she must now confront the true state of her marriage. Pastora is typically the most reserved sister, but Flor's wake motivates this driven woman to solve her sibling's problems. Camila is the youngest sibling, and often the forgotten one, but she's decided she no longer wants to be taken for granted. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own: Yadi is reuniting with her first love, who was imprisoned when they were both still kids; Ona is married for years and attempting to conceive. Ona must decide whether it's worth it to keep trying--to have a child, and the anthropology research that's begun to feel lackluster. Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo's inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces--one family's journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.

From bestselling, National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives. Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wake—a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she’s led—her sisters are surprised. Has Flor forseen her own death, or someone else’s? Does she have other motives? She refuses to tell her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila. But Flor isn’t the only person with secrets. Matilde has tried for decades to cover the extent of her husband’s infidelity, but she must now confront the true state of her marriage. Pastora is typically the most reserved sister, but Flor’s wake motivates this driven woman to solve her sibling’s problems. Camila is the youngest sibling, and often the forgotten one, but she’s decided she no longer wants to be taken for granted. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own: Yadi is reuniting with her first love, who was imprisoned when they were both still kids; Ona is married for years and attempting to conceive. Ona must decide whether it’s worth it to keep trying—to have a child, and the anthropology research that’s begun to feel lackluster. Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo’s inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces—one family’s journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.

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Camino Rios mora na República Dominicana. Ela é uma jovem ambiciosa que sonha em estudar medicina nos Estados Unidos. Todo verão, Camino espera pela visita do pai durante seu aniversário. Em Nova York, está Yahaira Rios, uma ex-campeã de xadrez que gosta de passar os dias vendo tutoriais de manicure na internet e de observar a namorada cuidar de plantas. Desde que Yahaira nasceu, o pai passa os meses de verão na República Dominicana, sempre a negócios. Com a queda do voo 1112, os dois mundos que Yanos Rios manteve separados durante anos se unem quando Yahaira e Camino descobrem que são irmãs. Enquanto lidam com a perda do pai, cada uma à sua própria maneira, precisam fazer as pazes com o fato de que ele era um ser humano complexo e imperfeito.

Agora que ele se foi

Un océan les sépare. Un secret les relie. Le nouveau roman d'Elizabeth Acevedo, l'autrice multi-primée de Signé Poète X et Sur le vif, traduite avec brio par Clémentine Beauvais. Camino vit en République dominicaine, Yahaira à New York. Elles n'ont jamais entendu parler l'une de l'autre. Quand un avion reliant New York à la République dominicaine s'abîme en mer, leurs mondes entrent en collision. Mais en endeuillant leurs familles, le crash expose au grand jour un terrible secret. Alors que leurs vies volent en éclats, Camino et Yahaira découvrent l'existence l'une de l'autre. Et si elles avaient bien plus que ce drame en commun ? Un roman plein d'espoir qui aborde famille et deuil avec justesse. (payot.ch)

De l'autre côté de l'eau

The Poet X – WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019

"Sisters Matilde, Pastora, Camila, and Flor thought they knew each other well, until Flor-inspired by a documentary her daughter Ona made her watch-decides she wants a living wake, a party to bring her family and community together and celebrate the long life she's led, while she's still around to enjoy it. She's not ill, as far as anybody knows, but Flor does have a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. Has she foreseen her own death, or someone else's, or does she have other motives? She refuses to say. But Flor isn't the only person with secrets. Matilde has tried for decades to cover the extent of her husband's infidelity, but she now must confront the true state of her marriage. Pastora is typically the most reserved sister, but Flor's wake motivates this driven woman to attempt to solve her sibling's problems. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own: Yadi, reuniting with her first love, who was imprisoned when they were both still kids; and Ona, married for years and attempting to conceive. Ona must decide whether it's worth it to keep trying-in having a child, and in the anthropology research that's begun to feel lackluster. Spanning the three days prior to the wake, FAMILY LORE traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, the Dominican Republic and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo's inimitable voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces - one family's journey through their history helping them better navigate all that is to come"--

'Family Lore is full of beautiful prose, even-handed magic and all the pains and triumphs of intergenerational bonds' KILEY REID, author of Such A Fun Age The Marte women are preparing for a gathering that will change their lives forever Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides to host her own living wake – bringing together her family and community to celebrate her long life – her sisters Matilde, Pastora and Camila are concerned. What has she foreseen? But Flor isn’t the only one with a secret. Matilde has tried to hide the extent of her husband’s infidelity for years, and now must confront the true state of her marriage. Pastora – always on a mission to solve her sisters’ problems – needs to come to terms with her past. And Camila, the youngest sibling, has decided she no longer wants to be taken for granted. Alongside their struggles, the next generation of Marte women face their own tumult of family obligations, infertility, and heartache. Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the intertwining stories of these sisters and cousins, mothers and daughters, aunts and nieces, to ask the ultimate question: what does it take to live a good life, for yourself and those you love?

Best-seller do New York Times sobre uma adolescente que conta sua história através de uma poesia intensa, crua e poderosa. Xiomara Batista se sente sem voz e incapaz de se esconder no Harlem. Desde que seu corpo ganhou curvas, ela aprendeu a deixar os punhos e toda sua raiva falarem. E, em contraste com as regras da mãe religiosa, Xio tenta expressar suas próprias crenças através da poesia: a garota derrama toda frustração e paixão nas páginas de um caderno, recitando as palavras para si mesma como orações. Em seu romance de estreia, Elizabeth Acevedo aborda dúvidas e experiências frenquentes da adolescência – religião, relacionamento e autoaceitação –, apresentando essas questões por meio das lentes da herança afro-latina de Xiomara. Acevedo elevou o romance escrito em verso a uma ferramenta poderosa, fornecendo aos leitores uma narrativa incrivelmente viciante e deliciosamente rítmica, implorando para ser lido em voz alta. A autora traz um ponto de vista único para aqueles que convivem com todo tipo de preconceito e procuram por si mesmos na literatura e na vida.

A poeta X

Aos 17 anos, no último ano escolar, Emoni Santiago não sabe bem o que fazer depois que se formar. Com uma filha bebê para criar, acredita que sua vida não tenha muito espaço para sonhos. Por isso, Emoni segue uma rotina com regras rígidas, fazendo o que quer que precise ser feito pelo bem de sua abuela e de Nenezinha. A cozinha é o único lugar em que Emoni se permite ser livre. Em suas receitas, ela coloca um toque especial de seus sentimentos, e quem prova seus pratos garante que são mágicos. Quando sua escola passa a oferecer aulas de culinária, Emoni se vê balançada quanto aos planos para o futuro. E, embora saiba que não vale a pena perder tempo perseguindo o impossível, ela se rende à cozinha e entende que sua única escolha é deixar o talento fluir.

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