Brownsville Bred
Book Feature - Brownsville Bred by Elaine Del Valle
HBL Note: Elaine Del Valle has had a long career in storytelling: first as an actress, then as a filmmaker, she now delves into book writing. Brownsville Bred is adapted from her award-winning autobiographical stage play of the same name. She’s performed the play at colleges, high schools and for corporate events, and it became the most successful play at New York City's legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Scroll down to read more about Brownsville Bred by Elaine Del Valle.
Book Feature - Brownsville Bred by Elaine Del Valle
Book Feature - Brownsville Bred by Elaine Del Valle
From the publisher:
In the face of her father's addiction, an altruistic young Latina struggles to reclaim her self worth amidst her deteriorating Brooklyn projects.Brownsville Bred (adapted from her autobiographical stage play) is a young adult novel told in a series of vignettes—some funny, some heartbreaking, that together tell Elaine Del Valle’s journey growing up in the toughest project in Brownsville, the toughest neighborhood in New York. But her story refuses to be ghetto-ized. It bursts with the details of life and touches everyone. Prepare to be handheld through a journey that will make you feel more than inspired...It will make you feel CAPABLE!
Book Feature - Brownsville Bred by Elaine Del Valle
