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BOOK OF THE MONTH: MY TIME TO SPEAK BY ILIA CALDERON

Atria Books Silence has a price…. I’ve spent decades of my life practicing my own “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in terms of my skin color and facial features. Form the over-the-shoulder looks at school to the thousands of products I bought to straighten my hair to try to look more like other girls. Although I never wanted to think of myself as a victim of discrimination, rejection grazed me like bullets, no matter what kind of body armor I wore to try and ignore the problem. – Ilia Calderón This is a book by an exceptional woman. She does it all. There are very few stories of triumph that even touch what Ilia has achieved as a mother and a journalist. Give her any challenge, and she’ll overcome it. And I have no idea how she does it all with a smile on her face, as if it  were nothing. I’m so lucky to work with her and be a witness to the way this woman is changing the world.  -- Jorge Ramos, lead anchor of Noticiero Univision Inspiring. Timely. Candid. Fearle...

LATINO CELEBRITIES WHO WRITE CHILDREN’S BOOKS

  Guess which Latino celebrities have written children books.   Latina.com listed eight of them and I had to share them here.     I didn’t know all of them, but I was fascinated to learn that many of these books were inspired not only by the author’s children, but also by their siblings and pets.   For the full article visit Latina.com by clicking here . LATINO CHILDREN AUTHORS 1.     Ricky Martin -- SANTIAGO THE DREAMER IN LAND AMONG THE STARS     2.     Gloria Estefan – THE MAGICALLY MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURES OF NOELLE THE BULLDOG 3.     Mario Lopez – MUD TACOS and MARIO AND BABY GIA 4.     Cheech Marin – CHEECH AND THE SPOOKY GHOST BUS   5.     Thalia – CHUPIE: THE BINKY THAT RETURNED HOME 6.     Perez Hilton – THE BOY WITH THE PINK HAIR 7.     Shakira – WORLD SCHOOL DAY ADVENTURE WITH DORA THE EXPLORER, writ...