weneeddiversebooks: ““ COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: We are thrilled to reveal the cover for BECOMING BEATRIZ by Tami Charles, out on September 19, 2019 from @charlesbridgebooks​! Reblog for a chance to win 1 of 10 copies, and check out an exclusive...

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COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: We are thrilled to reveal the cover for BECOMING BEATRIZ by Tami Charles, out on September 19, 2019 from @charlesbridgebooks​! Reblog for a chance to win 1 of 10 copies, and check out an exclusive excerpt here.

Up until her fifteenth birthday, the most important thing in the world to Beatriz Mendez was her dream of becoming a professional dancer and getting herself and her family far from the gang life that defined their days–that and meeting her dance idol Debbie Allen on the set of her favorite TV show, Fame. But after the latest battle in a constant turf war leaves her gang leader brother, Junito, dead and her mother grieving, Beatriz has a new set of priorities. How is she supposed to feel the rhythm when her gang needs running, when her mami can’t brush her own teeth, and when the last thing she can remember of her old self is dancing with her brother, followed by running and gunshots? When the class brainiac reminds Beatriz of her love of the dance floor, her banished dreams sneak back in. Now the only question is: will the gang let her go?

Set in New Jersey in 1984, Beatriz’s story is a timeless one of a teenager’s navigation of romance, gang culture, and her own family’s difficult past. A companion novel to the much-lauded Like Vanessa.

Last chance to enter the giveaway for BECOMING BEATRIZ!

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Feb 11, 2019
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