5/24/2023 0 Comments Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Jennifer Rofé, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Fortunately, the other elements in this coming-of-age story are elegantly and eloquently explored: the difficulties of finding a place to make out with a serial killer around, the new opportunities opening up for women, and Nora’s growing ability to envision the life she wants. The weak spot is Hector: he’s invariably angry and increasingly violent, and the book falls into a cycle of petty (and not so petty) crime, disbelief, and realization. ![]() Nora is strong and believable, a possible romance has heat, and Medina ( Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass) gets gritty 1977 New York City right: feminism and disco in the air, Son of Sam, and-come July-the blackout and the ensuing looting and fires. Throughout the novel, readers are given a vivid. But that’s hard when Nora’s mother expects her to keep an eye on her out-of-control younger brother, Hector, and run interference with her absent father-and a serial killer is on the loose. With her historical fiction novel Burn Baby Burn, Meg Medina brings to life one of the most turbulent periods in New York City's history. As high school graduation nears, Nora López and her best friend Kathleen are looking forward to going to the beach, dancing, and being free. ![]()
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