Malin Alegria is an American author of Youth literature, who primarily focuses on the genre of young adult novels.
Written work and topics Her first book Estrella's Quinceañera deals with a girl's struggle between a traditional quinceañera and an American-style Sweet 16 birthday party. It is based in San Jose, California. Estrella's Quinceañera was published by Simon & Schuster in 2006.
It has been recommended by educators and librarians as a way of teaching tolerance and youth voices.Recommended Reading List
Alegria also wrote Sofi's Guide To Getting Lost in MexicoLibrary of Congress Entry in which Sofi Mendoza goes to a party in TJ (Tijuana) to hook up with her biggest crush but finds out her green card is fake. Then she has to endure cooking, cleaning and a truck that smells like Chinese food.
Malin is currently at work on a teen book series for Scholastic, "Border Town", about a fictional town in South Texas.NPR: YA Author Celebrates Growing Up Latino In The USA
Malin conducts readings across the United States.
Bibliographical Resources https://faculty.ucmerced.edu/mmartin-rodriguez/index_files/vhAlegriaMalin.htm
Personal life Malin Alegria currently resides in San Francisco CaliforniaPublishers Homepage and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Citations
References QUINCEAÑERA, The Monterey County Herald. By Marc Cabrera. Apr 16, 2006 Kids' Corner, Entertainment Weekly. Mar 14, 2006 EW Review BookList, American Library Association. February 15, 2006
External links
Official Website KPFA Radio Interview Estrella's Quinceañera Library of Congress Entry NPR Author Page