“There is No Hiding from the Self:” A Conversation with Isabel Quintero
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5275.2016.2.1.87-99Abstract
Isabel Quintero, author of the young adult novel Gabi, a Girl in Pieces, shares her writing life and commitment to readers of all ages and backgrounds through inclusive literature. Moreover, she advances the conversation by speaking about the adolescent characters in her work, specifically the characters’ quest to name themselves and their identities in the presence of competing forces, influences, and voices.
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Groenke, S. L., Haddix, M., Glenn, W. J., Kirkland, D. E., Price-Dennis, D. & Coleman-King, C. (2015). Disrupting and dismantling the dominant vision of youth of color. English Journal 104(3), 35-40.
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Moraga, C. L. (2011). A Xicana codex of changing consciousness: Writings, 2000–2010. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. <a href='https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822393962'>https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822393962</a>
Neruda, P. (1977). Memoirs. Trans. Hardie St. Martin. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
"Pick Up The Pieces With 'Gabi,' [by Meg Medina]." (2014). Weekend Read. NPR.
Quintero, I. (2014). Gabi, a Girl in Pieces. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.
Sánchez, P. (2015). Dignifying every day: Policies and practices that impact immigrant students. Language Arts 91(5), 363-371.
Sarigiandes, S. T., Lewis, M. A., & Petrone, R. (2015). How re-thinking adolescence helps re-imagine the teaching of English." English Journal 104(3), 13-18.
