To the People Like Us: An original opera exploring gentrification and its impact on climate - Paperback

by Youth Literary Advisory Board (Author)

In To The People Like Us, teen activist Constanza, aided by her vacillating friend Malakai, organizes her neighborhood against the Sirleaf Corporation, who intends to build a new development by razing their apartments and bodega. Indigo, a newcomer to the neighborhood, attempts to make friends with them and joins their protest group. Sparks fly when Constanza makes a discovery about Indigo that changes all of their relationships with each other.

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