
BOOKS - When We Make It

When We Make It
Author: Elisabet Velasquez
Year: September 21, 2021
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 3.7 MB
Language: English

Year: September 21, 2021
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 3.7 MB
Language: English

When We Make It, byauthor[Name] is a powerful and thought-provoking young adult novel that explores the themes of technology evolution, personal paradigm, survival of humanity, and the unification of people in a warring state. Set in the vibrant and ever-changing landscape of Brooklyn, this book follows the story of Sarai, a young Puerto Rican girl who is determined to make it against all odds. Sarai, the protagonist of the story, is a first-generation Puerto Rican eighth grader who possesses a unique gift of clarity and perception. She sees the truth pain and beauty of the world both inside and outside her Bushwick apartment. Alongside her older sister Estrella, she navigates the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn. As she questions the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she lives, Sarai learns to celebrate herself in a way that she has been denied. The plot of When We Make It revolves around Sarai's journey towards self-discovery and understanding of the technological process of developing modern knowledge.
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