| Malin Alegria | |
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Young Adult Novels |
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Malin Alegria is an American author of Youth literature, who primarily focuses on the genre of young adult novels.
Written work and topics
Her first book Estrella's Quinceañera deals with a girl's struggle between a traditional quinceañera and an American-style Sweet 16 birthday party. It is based in San Jose, California. Estrella's Quinceañera was published by Simon & Schuster in 2006.
It has been recommended by educators and librarians as a way of teaching tolerance and youth voices.
Alegria also wrote Sofi's Guide To Getting Lost in Mexico in which Sofi Mendoza goes to a party in TJ (Tijuana) to hook up with her biggest crush but finds out her green card is fake. Then she has to endure cooking, cleaning and a truck that smells like Chinese food.
Malin is currently at work on a teen book series for Scholastic, "Border Town", about a fictional town in South Texas.
Malin conducts readings across the United States.
Bibliographical Resources
https://faculty.ucmerced.edu/mmartin-rodriguez/index_files/vhAlegriaMalin.htm
Personal life
Malin Alegria currently resides in San Francisco California and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Citations
- "Recommended Teaching Tools (Spring 2007)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-03-31.
- Recommended Reading List
- Library of Congress Entry
- NPR: YA Author Celebrates Growing Up Latino In The USA
- Publishers Homepage
References
- QUINCEAÑERA, The Monterey County Herald. By Marc Cabrera. Apr 16, 2006
- Kids' Corner, Entertainment Weekly. Mar 14, 2006 EW Review
- BookList, American Library Association. February 15, 2006
External links
- Official Website
- KPFA Radio Interview
- Estrella's Quinceañera Library of Congress Entry
- NPR Author Page