Me Llamo Marcela: My Story as a Heritage Speaker
Written by Marcela T. Garcés
Illustrated by Andrés E. Garcés
Published by Mad Creek Books
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Publication Date: August 2024
Available As: Paperback, eBook
Young Adult, Graphic Memoir, Age 12 or older
Community Represented: Colombian/Colombian American
Themes: Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Language Ability, Education & Literacy, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Graphic Novel, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Generational Differences: Language, Genre: Biography, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Identity: Multiracial, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States (Michigan), Colombia, Spain
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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