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GROWING UP CUBAN IN DECATUR, GEORGIA
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Written by
Carmen Agra Deedy
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Audio Compact Disc: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-318-4
Size: 1 compact disc
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Adult/Nonfiction/Memoir/Audio
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Carmen Agra Deedy is a New York Times bestselling author and has been writing and traveling around the world telling stories for more than twenty years. Her books, including Agatha's Featherbed, The Library Dragon, The Yellow Star, and Martina the Beautiful Cockroach have received numerous awards and honors. Carmen has performed in many prestigious venues, but children are her favorite audience. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to the United States as a refugee and like most immigrants sees the world from multiple perspectives.You can visit Carmen Agra Deedy's website at: www.carmendeedy.com
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COME ALONG WITH popular storyteller and author Carmen Deedy on this journey through her childhood - a journey that takes Carmen from her island roots in Havana, Cuba, to small-town Southern life in Decatur, Georgia.
This collection of twelve stories, many of which have been heard on National Public Radio's "Weekend All Things Considered," introduces you to the wise and witty Agra clan and the hilarious, often poignant collision of cultures they experience when they leave their Cuban home and emigrate to the United States.
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Reviews
"The stories are fresh and funny, full of the warmth of loving family relationships. All have a wonderful Cuban flavor. Deedy has a velvety smooth voice.... her tone is warm and bubbly.... Without a doubt, this is a case where listening to stories is better than reading them."AudioFile "Full of humor and family compassion..."The Sacramento Bee
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Awards
* 1996 Parents' Choice Gold Award
* Publishers Weekly 1995 Best Audiobook (Adult Storytelling)
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