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Quiara Alegría Hudes

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Quiara Alegría Hudes is a writer, barrio feminist, and native of West Philly, U.S.A. Hailed for her work’s exuberance, intellectual rigor, and rich imagination, her plays and musicals have been performed around the world. They include a Pulitzer-winning drama, Water By the Spoonful, and a Tony-winning Broadway musical, In the Heights (co-authored with Lin-Manuel Miranda). Her screenplay adaptation of In the Heights opens in movie theaters nationwide this June.

Along with her cousin and a dedicated circle of volunteers, Hudes founded and runs Emancipated Stories, a collection of pages written by people who have been or remain incarcerated.

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Average rating: 4.04 · 14,478 ratings · 2,193 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Broken Language 4.19 avg rating — 4,343 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White Hot 3.66 avg rating — 3,827 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water by the Spoonful 3.96 avg rating — 2,540 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue 3.82 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Happiest Song Plays Last 3.98 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daphne's Dive 3.92 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miss You Like Hell by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Goodreads Author), Erin McKeown (Composer) 3.93 avg rating — 60 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welcome to My Neighborhood!: A Barrio ABC by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Goodreads Author), Shino Arihara (Illustrator) 3.41 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	26 Miles 3.85 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yemaya's Belly 3.64 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories

by Lucia Berlin

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The Hearing Trumpet

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“My brain is my biggest enemy—always arguing my soul into a corner.”
― Quiara Alegría Hudes, Water by the Spoonful

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“If you're fluent in a language there's a place you belong.”
― Quiara Alegría Hudes, My Broken Language

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“You don't notice erosion when it's happening.”
― Quiara Alegría Hudes, My Broken Language

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