Becoming Kid Quixote, Sarah Sierra
Becoming Kid Quixote, Sarah Sierra
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Becoming Kid Quixote
A True Story of Belonging in America

Author: Sarah Sierra, Stephen Haff

Narrator: Kyla Garcia

Unabridged: 3 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/21/2020


Synopsis

A young readers’ companion to the adult memoir Kid Quixotes by Stephen Haff.Narrated by one extraordinary ten-year-old girl, this inspiring memoir tells the story of a daughter of Mexican American immigrants who finds her voice through the power of words and performance of Cervantes’ Don Quixote.When a shy girl named Sarah Sierra first joins an after-school program in her neighborhood, she never expects to travel back in time and discover the words of Miguel de Cervantes. But at Still Waters in a Storm, a teacher named Stephen and a group of kids have pushed together tables piled high with books so they can gather round to talk about and translate Cervantes’ classic, Don Quixote de La Mancha.They begin to reimagine Don Quixote—the story of an idealistic dreamer from Spain who traveled around trying to right the world’s wrongs—as the story of a group of modern-day kids from immigrant families in Brooklyn.The stories the kids write in class become a musical play—expressing the plight of today’s immigrants and using Quixote as inspiration. And Sarah, once very shy, soon will play the leading role as Kid Quixote.Perfect for fans of I Am Malala, Dear America, and The Freedom Writers Diary, this stirring true story will inspire you to imagine, to speak up, and to sing out.

About Sarah Sierra

Sarah Sierra is a student, writer, and actor. In 2015, at the age of six, she joined an after-school program called Still Waters in a Storm. Sarah has been a founding member of the Kid Quixotes since 2016 and plays the lead role in The Traveling Serialized Adventures of Kid Quixote. She loves to tell imaginative and creative stories that will make you believe anything is possible.

About Stephen Haff

Stephen Haff is the founder of Still Waters in a Storm, a one-room school serving Spanish-speaking immigrant children in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Previously, he taught English at a public school in Bushwick for nearly a decade. He earned his MFA in Theater Studies at Yale, and has made a living directing plays and writing essays for the Village Voice and other publications. Stephen lives in Queens with his wife, children’s book author Tina Schneider, and their three children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Colleen

This was written by an 11 year and her teacher in a drama group. It tells tales of families, acting, and creating. The story moves quickly and describes her life. It is a good read for everyone.......more

“Becoming Kid Quixote: A True Story of Belonging in America,” by Sarah Sierra and Stephen Haff focuses on a young ten-year old girl, Sarah living with her family in Brooklyn, New York. Sarah explains the details of her life, specifically the afterschool program that she is a part of called Still Wat......more

Goodreads review by Beth

A fourth grader tells the story of her life, which includes starring in a kid production of Don Quixote, where a theater guy works with Hispanic kids to rewrite and perform the story. It sounds like a great adventure for the kids and Stephen, the theater guy. It's interesting that in this book Steph......more

Goodreads review by Krista

Becoming Kid Quixote is the Young Readers companion to Stephen Haff’s adult memoir Kid Quixotes. Ten-year-old Sarah from Brooklyn finds her place and shines when she joins the after-school program Still Waters in a Storm. There she follows their motto of “Everyone listens to Everyone” as she helps r......more