High Spirits is a collection of eleven interconnected short stories from the Dominican diaspora, from debut author Camille Gomera-Tavarez.
It is a book centered on one extended family – the Beléns – across multiple generations.
It is set in the fictional small town of Hidalpa – and Santo Domingo and Paterson and San Juan and Washington Heights too.
It is told in a style both utterly real and distinctly magical – and its stories explore machismo, mental health, family, and identity.
But most of all, High Spirits represents the first book from Camille Gomera-Tavarez, who takes her place as one of the most extraordinary new voices to emerge in years.---from the publisher
224 pages 978-1646141296 Ages 12-17
Keywords: short stories, family, identity, multigenerational, diversity, diverse books, machismo, toxic masculinity, mental health, 12 year old, 13 year old, 14 year old, 15 year old
