Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed

By
Saraciea J. Fennell
Grades
10, 11, 12
Topics
Memoir, Nonfiction, Short Stories, Arts & Creativity, Change the World, Family Matters, Friends or Not?, Growing Up, Historical, American, Immigrants, Latino & Caribbean
Loose Canon Approved Book
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Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed

In Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed, bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. Full of both sorrow and joy, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community. The bestselling and award-winning contributors include Elizabeth Acevedo, Cristina Arreola, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Naima Coster, Natasha Diaz, Saraciea J. Fennell, Kahlil Haywood, Zakiya Jamal, Janel Martinez, Jasminne Mendez, Meg Medina, Mark Oshiro, Julian Randall, Lilliam Rivera, and Ibi Zoboi.  --From Flatiron

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