When We Make It A Nuyorican Novel by ElisabetVelasquez Paperback, 385 Pages, Published 2022 by Dial Books ISBN-13: 978-0-593-32450-9, ISBN: 0-593-32450-1
"Sarai uses verse to navigate the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn, questioning the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she ..."
"This is an anthology of poems in the Age of Trump—and much more than Trump. These are poems that either embody or express a sense of empathy or outrage, both prior to and following his election, since it is empathy the president lacks and outrage he provokes. There is an extraordinary diversity of voices here. The ninety-three poets featured include Elizabeth Alexander, Julia Alvarez, Richard Blanco, Carolyn Forché, Aracelis Girmay, Don ..."
When We Make It by ElisabetVelasquez Hardcover, Published 2021 by Penguin Young Readers Group ISBN-13: 978-0-593-32448-6, ISBN: 0-593-32448-X
When We Make It A Nuyorican Novel by ElisabetVelasquez 368 Pages, Published 2021 by Penguin ISBN-13: 978-0-593-32449-3, ISBN: 0-593-32449-8
"An unforgettable young adult debut novel-in-verse that redefines what it means to "make it," touching on themes of mental illness, sexual assault, food insecurity and gentrification, in the Nuyorican literary tradition of Nicholasa Mohr and ..."
PTSD by ElisabetVelasquez 47 Pages, Published 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1-5237-6563-8, ISBN: 1-5237-6563-1
Y Si Lo Logramos Una Historia Nuyorican (When We Make It: A Nuyorican Novel) (Hardcover) by ElisabetVelasquez Hardcover, Published 2024 by Youth Large Print ISBN-13: , ISBN: