Le poche…, Oscar Draghi: libri che volano alto I detti popolari "Non giudicare un libro dalla copertina" e "L'apparenza inganna" spesso sono d'aiuto nelle varie situazioni della vita, ma non si…, Tom Gauld: anatomia di un artista che colora le sue storie con l'energia della nostalgia Invitato a raccontarsi al Festivaletteratura 2019, Tom Gauld ha detto che i suoi lavori nascono…, Scrivi la tua chiave di ricerca e clicca “ “Furia” is “a commentary on the kind of society that my character grows up (in),” said Méndez. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The novel was released on Sept. 15, which was the day that Reese Witherspoon revealed she had chosen “Furia” as the young adult pick for her book club — only the second YA book she has chosen. “In Furia, Saied Méndez captures both the breathless beauty of fútbol and the depth of its political power. During the story we follow Camila known as “Furia” a talented soccer("futbol") player who has to hide her love and passion for the sport due to her parents believing women shouldn’t play sports. After walloping Texas State 52-14 on Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium, BYU rose in the national polls and turned its attention to Western Kentucky’s first-ever visit to Provo. : My Path from Climate Despair to Action (Hardcover), Think for Yourself: Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts and Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover), I Belong to Vienna: A Jewish Family's Story of Exile and Return (Paperback), Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century (Paperback), Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary: Understanding U.S. Immigration for the Twenty-First Century (American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present #12) (Paperback), This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality (Paperback). I was actually let down immensely. Going into Furia I had high expectations because of all of the good reviews it was getting. Salman Rushdie (Bombay, 1947) si è trasferito a Londra quando aveva quattordici anni. To her, the connection to her background and origin is important. Her husband is originally from Puerto Rico, and so she said that the question is not always an easy one for her kids to answer, as they navigate two different backgrounds. Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez is a fútbol-obsessed Argentine American who loves meteor showers, summer, astrology, and pizza. Welcome back. Whose was best? “So I like to look at the side of wonder and hope in things.”. Malik Solanka, storico delle idee in pensione e irascibile fabbricante di bambole, un giorno cambia radicalmente vita, abbandona la famiglia e fugge a New York. And the fact that Reese Witherspoon chose it and now we have the opportunity to be featured for a super wide audience has been incredible.”. Start by marking “Furia” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Furia's journey is one to savor.
Sports intersect with gender, class, race, and identities around the world, and there’s still so much ground to be covered in telling the stories that live at these intersections. Furia) and burst into fits of rage whenever others tried to bring her down.
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And as a plus, we get to mock Argentina machismo. An inaugural Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient, she’s a graduate of Voices of Our Nations (VONA) and the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. BYU is climbing the polls with another big underdog coming to town. One of BuzzFeed's Must-Read YA Books of 2020, "In this stirring novel by Argentine American author Méndez, passion for sports and personal growth intersect in Camila’s powerful, feminist first-person narrative about her experiences as an ambitious athlete, a teenager deeply in love, the daughter of an abusive father at the point of taking charge of her own life, and a young woman finding her voice in a deeply sexist, patriarchal society . SALT LAKE CITY — Yamile Saied Méndez always knew she wanted to be a writer. As has been the case for many authors , the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed some of Méndez’s plans. Lovers and Tollway.
Cinema. E i sentimenti del protagonista, le sue emozioni e i suoi desideri, diventano travolgenti, sfrenati, folli. This novel is a thoughtful, vibrant addition. Randomly saw that this was available on hoopla and I give zero regrets. ABOUT THE BOOK "In this stirring novel by Argentine American author Méndez, passion for sports and personal growth intersect in Camila’s powerful, feminist first-person... You must sign in to see if this title is available for request. Furia – componente di un gruppo di guerriere dell'universo fumettistico DC Comics; Letteratura. Her first was a picture book, called “Where Are You From?” which she said was inspired by a question that she hears on almost a daily basis. Would this book be appropriate for 10-12 year olds? . Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) is a fútbol obsessed Argentine-American. “In Furia, Saied Méndez captures both the breathless beauty of fútbol and the depth of its political power. Until the 1970s, women’s soccer was banned in many places, including England and Germany, and in countries like Brazil, female soccer players still come up against discrimination and other obstacles. Plot summary. After deciding to turn writing into a career, Méndez received a master’s degree from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in its Writing for Children and Young Adults program. Sports intersect with gender, class, race, and identities around the world, and there’s still so much ground to be covered in telling the stories that live at these intersections. However, getting in the way of her dream are her parents who think soccer is a boy’s sport, a society in the midst of fighting for gender equality, and the ultimate obstacle of the heart - Diego, the love of her life.⠀ ⠀ Join us as we #ReadWithReese all month long.
This was a read of excitement, beauty in the barrios and characters to feel truly wrapped up in but most of all it conveyed an empowering message for young women. September 15th 2020
GOOOAL! It was there that she met her agent, and has since sold several manuscripts to Scholastic, as well as a middle grade novel, “On These Magic Shores.”, Méndez said that although she worked on both “Furia” and “On These Magic Shores” for several years, they both ended up being published this year, which she said is “kind of wild.”, “But I like to think that they both came to the world at the right time ... because the market and society are both ready for these kinds of stories.”. Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Young Adult Fiction / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America, Young Adult Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Soccer, Kobo eBook (September 15th, 2020): $15.95, Compact Disc (September 29th, 2020): $34.99, Red Dress in Black and White: A novel (Hardcover), All My Mother's Lovers: A Novel (Hardcover), The Jane Austen Society: A Novel (Hardcover), The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III (Hardcover), What Can I Do? Méndez, who has now lived in Utah for many years, said she continues to answer that she is from Argentina. Fury, published in 2001, is the seventh novel by author Salman Rushdie.Rushdie depicts contemporary New York City as the epicenter of globalization and all of its tragic flaws.. ©2020 Interabang Books | All Rights Reserved. Méndez said that having her novel chosen by Witherspoon was a “life-changing opportunity” that will give “Furia” a much wider audience.
I’d do it on my own terms, following my dreams, not someone else’s.”.
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