num_pages: 144
description: Américas Award Winner “An achingly beautiful story.”— Kirkus (starred review) “Eloquent.”— Booklist  (starred review) “Lovely and lyrical.”— School Library Journal This powerful and resonant Américas Award-winning novel tells the story of a young girl’s struggle to find her place in the world and to become a writer in a country where words are feared. Seamlessly interweaving both poetry and prose, Lynn Joseph’s acclaimed debut is a lush and lyrical journey into a landscape and culture of the Dominican Republic. The Color of My Words explores the pain and poetry of discovering what it means to be part of a family, what it takes to find your voice and the means for it to be heard, and how it feels to write it all down.
language: English
title: The Color of My Words
titlecomplete: The Color of My Words
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Chapter Books, Spanish Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Cultural, Juvenile, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1832
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Older Children, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Américas Award
publisher: HarperCollins