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Island of Bones : Essays.
Title:
Island of Bones : Essays.
Author:
Castro, Joy.
ISBN:
9780803271449
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (145 pages)
Series:
American Lives
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contnets -- Island of Bones -- What My Mother Told MeWhen I Found Her -- Clips of My Father's House -- Turn of Faith -- Getting Lost -- In Theory -- Farm Use -- Hip Joints -- No Más Monkey -- Edging -- Fitting -- The Athens of the Midwest -- You Can Avoid the Mistakes I Made -- An Angle of Vision -- Grip -- Getting "Grip" -- Hungry -- On Becoming Educated -- Vesper Adest -- "¿Quién es ese Jimmy Choo?":A Latina Mother Comes of Age -- Gratitude -- Source Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography.
Abstract:
Joy Castro is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of English and the Institute for Ethnic Studies. Castro's first book, The Truth Book: A Memoir (available as a Nebraska Paperback), was named a Book Sense Notable Book by the American Booksellers Association, and her novel, Hell or High Water, was named a National Latino Book Club selection.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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