The Color of My Words
HarperCollins · Paperback · April 23, 2019
Américas Award Winner “An achingly beautiful story.”—Kirkus (starred review) “Eloquent.”—Booklist (starred review) “Lovely and lyrical.”—School Library Journal This powerful and resonant Américas Award-winning novel tells the story of a young girl’s struggle to find her place in the world and to become a writer in a country where words are feared.
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- Who it’s for
- A compact YA pick with a prestige feel and room to linger.
- Genres
- US: Hispanic & Latino Stories, Caribbean & Latin American Stories, Stories in Verse
- Published
- HarperCollins, April 23, 2019
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Américas Award Winner “An achingly beautiful story.”—Kirkus (starred review) “Eloquent.”—Booklist (starred review) “Lovely and lyrical.”—School Library Journal This powerful and resonant Américas Award-winning novel tells the story of a young girl’s struggle to find her place in the world and to become a writer in a country where words are feared.
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Seamlessly interweaving both poetry and prose, Lynn Joseph’s acclaimed debut is a lush and lyrical journey into a landscape and culture of the Dominican Republic. The Color of My Words explores the pain and poetry of discovering what it means to be part of a family, what it takes to find your voice and the means for it to be heard, and how it feels to write it all down.
Quiet Intensity
A compact YA pick with a prestige feel and room to linger.
Come here for
- Caribbean-Latin American YA lens
- serious, reflective read
Expect
- Teen-aimed voice
- immigration-adjacent themes
Where it sits
| Stories in Verse | 56% |
|---|---|
| US: Hispanic & Latino Stories | 44% |
| Caribbean & Latin American Stories | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- US: Hispanic & Latino Stories
- Sibling Stories
- Historical Fiction
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- Caribbean & Latin American Stories
- Friendship
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Stories in Verse
- Authors
- Lynn Joseph
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 23, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories