{"product_id":"la-luna-dentro-de-mi-the-moon-within-paperback","title":"La Luna Dentro de Mí (the Moon Within) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAida Salazar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling story told with the sensitivity, humor, and brilliant verse of debut talent Aida Salazar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLa vida de Celi Rivera es un torbellino de preguntas... por los cambios en su cuerpo, por sentirse atra da por un chico por primera vez y por la exploraci n que hace su mejor amiga de lo que significa ser g nero fluido.Pero, sobre todo, por la insistencia de su madre en hacerle una ceremonia lunar cuando le llegue su primer periodo. Se trata de un ancestral ritual mexica que Mima y su comunidad han rescatado, pero Celi se promete a s  misma que NO participar  en  l.  Encontrar  dentro de s  la fortaleza necesaria para defender qui n quiere ser?Celi Rivera's life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend's exploration of what it means to be gender-fluid.But most of all, her mother's insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It's an ancestral Mexica ritual that Mima and her community have reclaimed, but Celi promises she will NOT be participating. Can she find the power within herself to take a stand for who she wants to be?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAida Salazar is an award-winning author and arts activist whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She is the author of the middle-grade verse novels \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Within\u003c\/i\u003e (International Latino Book Award Winner), \u003ci\u003eLand of the Cranes\u003c\/i\u003e (Américas Award Winner), the picture book anthology, \u003ci\u003eIn the Spirit of a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming picture book biography \u003ci\u003eJovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a founding member of Las Musas, a Latinx kidlit debut author collective. Her short story \"By the Light of the Moon\" was adapted into a ballet production by the Sonoma Conservatory of Dance and is the first Xicana-themed ballet in history. She lives with her family of artists in a teal house in Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769641435424,"sku":"9781338631067","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/286324848dc80da0786f00240d323a0a.webp?v=1780352754","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/la-luna-dentro-de-mi-the-moon-within-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}