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Malin Alegria

Malin Alegria
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Malin Alegria

Malín Alegría is the author of Estrella's Quinceañera. She is an accomplished educator, dancer, and actress who has cowritten and performed in several stage plays. Ms. Alegría lives in San Francisco.

Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico will be released on July 29, 2008 in Trade Paperback
Jul 29, 2008
Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 29, 2008
Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico will be released on July 29, 2008 in
Jul 29, 2008
Jul 29, 2008
Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico will be released on May 22, 2007 in Hardcover
May 22, 2007
Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico is now available in Hardcover
May 22, 2007
Estrella's Quinceañera will be released on May 22, 2007 in Trade Paperback
May 22, 2007
Estrella's Quinceañera is now available in Trade Paperback
May 22, 2007
Estrella's Quinceañera will be released on May 22, 2007 in
May 22, 2007
Estrella's Quinceañera is now available in
May 22, 2007
Estrella's Quinceañera will be released on March 21, 2006 in Hardcover
Mar 21, 2006
Estrella's Quinceañera is now available in Hardcover
Mar 21, 2006
News:
Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Estrella's Quinceañera
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

Authors on the Web

Miami Herald, May 8, 2012
...MiamiHerald.com/columnistsShe speaks at school auditoriums and libraries packed with children, sometimes dressed up in a bright orange quinceañera dress, gloves and a tiara, to act out her most famous character. But San Francisco author Malín Alegría...
San Antonio La Prensa, May 8, 2012
...Miami, May 8 (EFE).- Malin Alegria, the author of the "Border Town" book series, is giving a voice to young Hispanics having the experience of growing up amid two cultures and seeking answers to questions...
NPR, October 18, 2011
...In 2006, Malin Alegria's debut novel was unique in the world of young adult fiction: It followed a Mexican-American girl through a quintessential coming-of-age experience — the quinceanera . Today, Alegria's book...
NPR, October 18, 2011
...In 2006, Malin Alegria's debut novel was unique to the world of young adult fiction; it followed a Mexican-American girl through a quintessential coming-of-age experience — the quinceanera . Today, Alegria's book...
eclectic / eccentric, September 20, 2011
...For those of you who don't know, Bitch is a feminist pop culture magazine that everyone should subscribe to! They have created a list of the Top 100 Young Adult Books for the Feminist Reader, and I thought I would (finally) share it with you guys.As with...