Lalo Lespérance Never Forgot
$39.72
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
10 October 2023
Summary
A moving middle-grade mystery about a boy dealing with long-repressed memories of his father as he learns about his Mexican and Haitian heritage while spying on a mysterious stranger during the first weeks of COVID lockdown.
Lalo Lesperance lives with his older brother and Mexican American mother in a low-income apartment building in Fort Myers. They moved there from a subdivision after the family lost Lalo’s Haitian American father. At school, Lalo is known as the boy who can’t remem…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593354285 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593354281 |
| Author: | Phillippe Diederich |
| Publisher: | Dutton Books for Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Dutton Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 10 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 357g |
| Dimensions: | 219mm x 146mm x 21mm |
| Audience Age: | 10 |
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Critics Review
“In spare, resonant prose, Diederich dives into the complexities of family, identity, and memory.”—Publishers Weekly
“An important portrayal of Afro-Latin identity.“—Horn Book
“Lalo emerges with resilience thanks to his strong family, supportive friends, and new sense of self. Hand this to empathetic readers ready to revisit the strange years of lockdown with a new friend.“—BCCB
“A slow-burn of emotional exploration.”—Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Phillippe Diederich
Phillippe Diederich is a freelance photographer and writer. He is the son of Haitian exiles, and he grew up in Mexico City. He is a recipient of the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship and the author of two previous novels, including the acclaimed novel Playing for the Devil’s Fire, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults pick, and Diamond Park, recipient of three starred reviews. He lives in Florida.
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