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Bessie Flores Zaldivar (all pronouns) is a queer writer and poet from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Bessie teaches fiction at Quinnipiac University. Libertad is their debut novel.
Libertad Book summary:
As the contentious 2017 presidential election looms and protests rage across every corner of the city, life in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, churns louder and faster. For her part, high school senior Libertad (Libi) Morazán takes heart in writing political poetry for her anonymous Instagram account and a budding romance with someone new. But things come to a head when Mami sees texts on her phone mentioning a kiss with a girl and Libi discovers her beloved older brother, Maynor, playing a major role in the protests. As Libertad faces the political and social corruption around her, stifling homophobia at home and school, and ramped up threats to her poetry online, she begins dreaming of a future in which she doesn’t have to hide who she is or worry about someone she loves losing their life just for speaking up. Then the ultimate tragedy strikes, and leaving her family and friends—plus the only home she’s ever known—might be her only option.
- Date:
- Thursday, October 10th, 2024 Show more dates
- Time:
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Teen Center
- Branch:
- Ives Main Library
- Audience:
- Teens (12-18)
- Categories:
- Education and Lifelong Learning Literacy and Language Literature, Arts and Culture
