Occupation Novelist Role Author Name Malin Alegria | Genre Young Adult Novels Nationality American | |
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Education University of California, Santa Barbara Books Estrella's quinceanera, Falling Too Fast, Crossing the Line, Sofi Mendoza's Guide to, Border Town #4: No Secon | ||
Malin alegria at nhcc latino writers conference
Malin Alegria is an American author of Youth literature, who primarily focuses on the genre of young adult novels.
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- Malin alegria at nhcc latino writers conference
- Author malin alegria border town series
- Written work and topics
- Personal life
- References
Author malin alegria border town series
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
Alegria also wrote Sofi's Guide To Getting Lost in Mexico 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.
Malin conducts readings across the United States.
Personal life
Malin Alegria currently resides in San Francisco California and Albuquerque, New Mexico.