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“sylvia zeleny”

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  • Trash

    by Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny ...
    Translated by J. D. Pluecker ...
    Trash interweaves the voices of three women with lived connections to the municipal garbage dump of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.Aguilar Zéleny's Trash shows the complexities of survival and joy, love and violence for three women: a teenager abandoned by her guardian at the dump, a scientist doing research on the residents of the dump, and a transwoman living nearby who is the matriarch of a group of sex ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Everything I Have Lost, The

    by Sylvia Zeleny ...
    Narrated by Lori Felipe-Barkin ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 2 min

    A Young Adult Library Services Association’s 2022 Amazing Audiobooks for Teens Selected List nomination.A coming-of-age story set in today’s Juarez.12-year-old Julia keeps a diary about her life growing up in Juarez, Mexico.Life in Juarez is strange. People say it's the murder capital of the world. Dad’s gone a lot. They can’t play outside because it isn’t safe. Drug cartels rule the streets. Cars ... Read more

    $19.22 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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