Claro de luna (The Moonlit Vine) (Large Print)

A pesar de su nombre, Taa­na Parez no sabe nada de su herencia taa­na, ni ha intentado nunca aprender. Al fin y al cabo, ¿camo podra­a ayudar la historia antigua de Puerto Rico con todo lo que esta¡ pasando? Hay constantes problemas en la escuela y en su barrio, han echado a su hermano mayor de casa y, como su madre esta¡ trabajando, le toca a ella sola cuidar de su hermano pequeno y de su abuela anciana. Es mucho para una nina de catorce anos.

Pero la vida da un giro radical cuando su abuela le dice que es descendiente directa de Anacaona, la bienamada la­der taa­na, guerrera y poeta, que fue asesinada por los espanoles en 1503. La abuela tambian le regala un amuleto y un cema­ y le dice que ha llegado el momento de asumir su poder como las mujeres que la precedieron. ¿Pero es eso posible? La gente como ella apenas consigue salir de sus circunstancias, y los problemas de su hogar y de su comunidad son mucho ma¡s grandes de lo que Taa­na puede manejar. ¿O lo son?

Un relato moderno intercalado con capa­tulos histaricos, Claro de luna ofrece a los lectores una poderosa historia de lucha, esperanza y liberacian colectiva del pueblo puertorriqueno y taa­no.

Despite her name, Taa­na Perez doesn't know anything about her Taa­no heritage, nor has she ever tried to learn. After all, how would ancient Puerto Rican history help with everything going on? There's constant trouble at school and in her neighborhood, her older brother was kicked out of the house, and with her mom at work, she's left alone to care for her little brother and aging grandmother. It's a lot for a fourteen-year-old to manage.

But life takes a wild turn when her abuela tells her she is a direct descendant of Anacaona, the beloved Taa­no leader, warrior, and poet, who was murdered by the Spanish in 1503. Abuela also gives her an amulet and a zemi and says that it's time for her to step into her power like the women who came before her. But is that even possible? People like her hardly make it out of their circumstances, and the problems in her home and community are way bigger than Taa­na can manage. Or are they?

A modern tale with interstitial historical chapters, The Moonlit Vine brings readers a powerful story of the collective struggle, hope, and liberation of Puerto Rican and Taa­no peoples.