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Episode 59 - The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
Book Club for Kids
English - January 17, 2018 01:11 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB - ★★★★ - 331 ratingsKids & Family Education Courses curriculum amreading bookclub books kidcast kidlit middlegrade recommendedreading reluctantreaders Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we look back at the 1960’s and a lesser known protest movement. Writer Sonia Manzano (probably better known as "Maria" from Sesame Street) says her encounter with Puerto Rican American activists known as the Young Lords opened her eyes.
Her book is "The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano. It's the story of a young girl discovering her inner activist amid the New York protests over garbage collection that grew into a takeover of a neighborhood church.
Our celebrity reader is actress Yesenia Iglesias. Host Kitty Felde discusses the book with members of the Champion Boys Book Club of Washington, DC who debate what kinds of protests are effective in the 21st century.