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Dancing Home
Meet Margie and Lupe, two fifth-grade cousins who learn about family, dancing, and themselves. Margie is proud to be born in the United States. Her family is from Mexico and her cousin, Lupe, arrives in California to live with her. As Lupe struggles with a new country and language, Margie is asked to help her adjust. The cousins’ relationship becomes turbulent as Margie is faced with questions about her own heritage and identity and Lupe learns of her father who left the family in Mexico years before. Side by side, through a shared love of dancing, Margie and Lupe embark on a journey of self-discovery, love and family.
San Francisco Youth Theatre (SFYT) transforms youth and communities through accessible opportunities in theatre arts creation, education and performance. designed to foster personal growth and create lasting social impact. Founded in 2014 by Director Emily Klion, SFYT offers year-round skill-building classes, performance ensembles, touring productions for young audiences, and internships for youth ages 4–24 who form an inclusive community of young creatives. SFYT Dancing Home Director Dyana DÃaz serves as SFYT’s Director of Bilingual Education.
Alma Flor Ada, has devoted her life to advocacy for peace by promoting a pedagogy oriented to personal realization and social justice. Alma Flor’s numerous children’s books of poetry, narrative, folklore and non-fiction have received prestigious awards; among many: Christopher Medal, Pura Belpré Medal (Under the Royal Palms), Once Upon a World (Gathering the Sun), Parents’ Choice Honor (Dear Peter Rabbit), NCSS and CBC Notable Book (My Name is MarÃa Isabel), International Latino Book Award (Love, Amalia; Dancing Home, and Yes! We Are Latinos) Marta Salotti Gold Medal (Encaje de piedra). In 2012 she received the Virginia Hamilton Award in recognition of her body of work for children. In 2014 the Mexican Government honored her with the prestigious OHTLI Award for her services to the Mexican communities in the United States. www.almaflorada.com.
Gabriel M. Zubizarreta draws from his experiences of raising his three wonderful daughters in his writing. He hopes his books will encourage young people to author their own destinies. He coauthored Love, Amalia and Dancing Home with his mother, Alma Flor Ada.
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