{"product_id":"growing-up-ethnic-in-america-maria-mazziotti-gillan-9780140280630","title":"Growing Up Ethnic in America: Contemporary Fiction about Learning to Be American","description":"\u003cb\u003eStories navigating the commplicated terrain of race in America, from acclaimed writers like Toni Morrison, E.L. Doctorow, Sandra Cisneros, Sherman Alexie, and Amy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe editors who brought us \u003ci\u003eUnsettling America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIdentity Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e have compiled a short-story anthology that focuses on themes of racial and ethnic assimilation. With humor, passion, and grace, the contributors lay bare poignant attempts at conformity and the alienation sometimes experienced by ethnic Americans. But they also tell of the strength gained through the preservation of their communities, and the realization that it was often their difference from the norm that helped them to succeed. In pieces suggesting that American identity is far from settled, these writers illustrate the diversity that is the source of both the nation's great discord and infinite promise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"These beautiful stories radiate with the poignant, ingenious ways young people come to terms with their ethnic identities, negotiating their families, school, friends and their futures . . . This exemplary collection fulfills the editors' aims: to open dialogue and encourage the telling of difficult, adaptive or affirming life experiences.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Jennifer Gillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140280634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140280630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e70603 \/ Growing Up Ethnic in America: Contemporary Fiction about Learning to Be an American\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/1999 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1999 pg. 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1999 pg. 1518\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 819","brand":"Maria Mazziotti Gillan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044760023295,"sku":"9780140280630","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32d0cc4f-9291-4dfd-9b0d-5e5caae8247d.jpg?v=1684974727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growing-up-ethnic-in-america-maria-mazziotti-gillan-9780140280630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}