02792nam 2200661 a 450 991081349840332120240516210038.01-282-23393-997866138116770-8032-7144-1(CKB)2670000000233569(EBL)980023(OCoLC)804665238(SSID)ssj0000701470(PQKBManifestationID)12260773(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701470(PQKBWorkID)10675168(PQKB)10303078(MiAaPQ)EBC980023(Au-PeEL)EBL980023(CaPaEBR)ebr10583814(CaONFJC)MIL381167(EXLCZ)99267000000023356920120214d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIsland of bones essays /Joy Castro1st ed.Lincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20121 online resource (145 p.)American livesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8032-7142-5 Includes bibliographical references.Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contnets ; Island of Bones; What My Mother Told MeWhen I Found Her; Clips of My Father's House; Turn of Faith; Getting Lost; In Theory; Farm Use; Hip Joints; No Más Monkey; Edging; Fitting; The Athens of the Midwest; You Can Avoid the Mistakes I Made; An Angle of Vision; Grip; Getting "Grip"; Hungry; On Becoming Educated; Vesper Adest; "¿Quién es ese Jimmy Choo?":A Latina Mother Comes of Age; Gratitude ; Source Acknowledgments ; Notes ; Bibliography<DIV>Joy Castro is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of English and the Institute for Ethnic Studies. Castro's first book, <I>The Truth Book: A Memoir</I> (available as a Nebraska Paperback), was named a Book Sense Notable Book by the American Booksellers Association, and her novel, <I>Hell or High Water</I>, was named a National Latino Book Club selection. <BR></DIV>American lives.English teachersUnited StatesBiographyJehovah's WitnessesBiographyAbused childrenUnited StatesBiographyChildren of divorced parentsUnited StatesBiographyEnglish teachersJehovah's WitnessesAbused childrenChildren of divorced parents420/.92BCastro Joy1664879MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813498403321Island of bones4023189UNINA