RED SUGARCANE PRESS is delighted to announce the publication of its first children's book, VICKI and A Summer of Change! ¡VICKI y un verano de cambio! written by award-winning authors, Raquel M. Ortiz and Iris Morales.
Inspired by actual events in 1969, the book recounts what happened in East Harlem, New York when the activist Young Lords Organization united with residents to make positive neighborhood changes.
The story follows Vicki and her older sister, Valencia, who live in East Harlem. Rotting garbage overwhelms the streets because city sanitation trucks rarely pick up the trash. Determined to make a change, the Young Lords start sweeping the streets. Neighbors jump in eagerly, and Vicki joins them. “You’re never too young to make a difference!” her sister says. Together they discover they can help change their community and the world.
VICKI and A Summer of Change! ¡VICKI y un verano de cambio! is a bilingual book for children 5 to 8 years old. Topics of social and environmental justice are presented in an accessible and age-appropriate way.
COLORING BOOK
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Red Sugarcane Press is pleased to announce the publication of a coloring book companion to Vicki a Summer of Change! ¡Vicki y un verano de cambio!
★ The unique coloring book offers 20 beautiful black and white illustrations. Each page inspired by actual events in 1969 that show the story of community solidarity when members of the Young Lords Organization united with East Harlem residents to challenge lack of city services.★
Authors and Artists
The bilingual children's book, Vicki a Summer of Change! ¡Vicki y un verano de cambio!, was coauthored by Dr. Raquel M. Ortiz, an educator and
children's book author, and Iris Morales, an activist, educator, and author who was a leading member of the Young Lords Organization.
Somos Arte design studios produced the artwork directed by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez with illustrator Sabrina
Cintron and colorist Eliana Falcon.