  | Barrio rising : the protest that built Chicano Park Author: Aguila, Maria Dolores | |
| Price: $23.78 | ||
Summary:
Invites readers to join a courageous young activist and her neighbors in their successful twelve-day land occupation and beyond, when Barrio Logan banned together and built the colorful park that would become the Corazon of San Diego's Chicane community.
| Illustrator: | Mora, Magdalena |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 4.30 Points: .5 Quiz: 553466 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (03/01/24)
School Library Journal (00/06/24)
Booklist (06/01/24)
The Hornbook (00/03/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2024 Chicana poet Águila employs lyrical language to depict a thinly fictionalized account of the April 1970 protest by San Diego's Barrio Logan residents, who successfully convinced the city to build a long-promised park instead of a police station in their neighborhood. Young Elena narrates the details of this peaceful 12-day land occupation that resulted in Chicano Park, now an eight-acre green space filled with murals, sculptures, and statues, located under the Coronado Bridge. Liberal use of Spanish vocabulary adds to the book's authenticity, and while most words will be clear in context, a glossary would have been helpful for those unfamiliar with these terms. Mora's digitally enhanced pencil, charcoal, and watercolor illustrations feature purples, greens, browns, and blues accented in pinks and yellow. Most spreads contain full-bleed art, but several include additional superimposed inset illustrations. Aztec and Mayan cultural symbols appear throughout, reflecting the actual artwork in the park. Appended with a more detailed history of this event and additional resources, this is a welcome addition to Chicane resistance and resilience literature. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
