In the Margins: They found their place by not fitting in (Shea)

In the Margins: They found their place by not fitting in
John Shea (2012)

This was not the cover of the book that I read, but that image doesn't seem to be available anywhere online

(Not a review, just some notes to help me remember the things I've read. But written this way because it's the Internet, and some people will stumble across this page.)

This was a book that I borrowed from school last summer but didn't read until this one. I found it (and many, many others) shut up in a locker in the back of my classroom that I practically had to pry open.

This book is essentially two half-books. The first half is about Sherman Alexie, author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (which I also saw in that classroom locker), his life growing up on and off of the reservation. The second half is about Julia Alvarez, author of In the Time of Butterflies, and her life growing up and leaving the Dominican Republic.

It was a quick, informative read. I can't say I've heard of either one of them before, but I am aware of them now. Ms. Alvarez has quite the bibliography, so I might pick something out to read at a later date.

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