# Becoming Kid Quixote: A True Story of Belonging in America - Hardcover

by **Sarah Sierra** (Author), **Stephen Haff** (Author)

**A young readers' companion to the adult memoir _Kid Quixotes_ by Stephen Haff.**

**Narrated by one extraordinary ten-year-old girl, this inspiring memoir tells the story of a daughter of Mexican American immigrants who finds her voice through the power of words and performance of Cervantes' _Don Quixote._**

When a shy girl named Sarah Sierra first joins an after-school program in her neighborhood, she never expects to travel back in time and discover the words of Miguel de Cervantes. But at Still Waters in a Storm, a teacher named Stephen and a group of kids have pushed together tables piled high with books so they can gather round to talk about and translate Cervantes' classic, _Don Quixote de La Mancha_.

They begin to reimagine _Don Quixote_\--the story of an idealistic dreamer from Spain who traveled around trying to right the world's wrongs--as the story of a group of modern-day kids from immigrant families in Brooklyn.

The stories the kids write in class become a musical play--expressing the plight of today's immigrants and using Quixote as inspiration. And Sarah, once very shy, soon will play the leading role as Kid Quixote.

Perfect for fans of _I Am Malala_, _Dear America_, and _The Freedom Writers Diary_, this stirring true story will inspire you to imagine, to speak up, and to sing out.

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 21, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Becoming Kid Quixote: A True Story of Belonging in America

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 5.9

**Point Value:** 5

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- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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