High Spirits (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781646142743)

Pura Belpré Honor Book

BEST OF THE YEAR
Chicago Review of Books - Kirkus - Los Angeles Public Library

Publishers Weekly Flying Start

High Spirits is a collection of eleven interconnected short stories from the Dominican diaspora, from debut author Camille Gomera-Tavarez.

It is a book centered on one extended family - the Beléns - across multiple generations.

It is set in the fictional small town of Hidalpa - and Santo Domingo and Paterson and San Juan and Washington Heights too.

It is told in a style both utterly real and distinctly magical - and its stories explore machismo, mental health, family, and identity.

But most of all, High Spirits represents the first book from Camille Gomera-Tavarez, who takes her place as one of the most extraordinary new voices to emerge in years.

For fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Sandra Cisneros, Angie Cruz, and Yaa Gyasi

P R A I S E

★ "Authentic and immersive...A labor of love imbued with dedication to family."
--Kirkus (starred)

★ "Deeply personal and relatable. Steeped in nostalgia and harsh but fierce love, this is a memorable family saga in its own right."
--Booklist (starred)

★ "Full of vivid and poetic imagery... settings worthy of drinking in, and thematic material ripe for contemplation about identity, intergenerational memory, and patriarchy and toxic masculinity, Gomera-Tavarez's soulfully crafted debut is a sensitive, intrinsically feminist work."
--Publishers Weekly (starred)

"A magical and unflinching look at the Dominican Diaspora."
--Dominican Writers Association

Author: Camille Gomera-Tavarez
ISBN-10: 1646142748
ISBN-13: 9781646142743
Publisher: Levine Querido
Language: English
Published: 10/10/2023
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.62w x 0.32d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 521837 / High Spirits: Short Stories on Dominican Diaspora

Award: Pura Belpre Award - Honor Book