Becoming Beatriz
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Becoming Beatriz
Resource Information
The work Becoming Beatriz represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
- Label
- Becoming Beatriz
- Statement of responsibility
- Tami Charles
- Subject
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- Ethnic relations -- Fiction
- Ethnic relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Female gang members -- Fiction
- Female gang members -- Juvenile fiction
- Gangs -- Fiction
- Gangs -- Juvenile fiction
- Haitian Americans -- Fiction
- Haitian Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Hispanic American gangs -- New Jersey | Newark -- Fiction
- Hispanic American gangs -- New Jersey | Newark -- Juvenile fiction
- Hispanic American teenagers -- Fiction
- Hispanic American teenagers -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Dance -- Fiction
- Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Nineteen eighties -- Fiction
- Nineteen eighties -- Juvenile fiction
- Puerto Ricans -- New Jersey | Newark -- Fiction
- Puerto Ricans -- New Jersey | Newark -- Juvenile fiction
- Teenagers -- Fiction
- Teenagers -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Newark (N.J.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Dance -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 1984, in the barrios of Newark. Beatriz Mendez is looking forward to dancing at her fifteenth birthday, because dancing is her true passion in life. When her brother Juni, gang-leader of the Puerto Rican gang the Diablos, is killed by the rival Haitian Macoute gang she finds herself thrust into the role of gang-leader and drug dealer. She meets Nassar, a dorky Haitian boy who shares and reignites her passion for dancing. Will Beatriz choose the life decided for her-- or the one she creates for herself? -- adapted from run-on sentence provided, and jacket
- Cataloging source
- NJQ/DLC
- Dewey number
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- 813.6
- Fic
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 690L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Interest level
- UG
- Literary form
- fiction
- Reading level
- 4.6
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
- Target audience
- adolescent
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