Mayra Cuevas
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Member Since
September 2012
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Does My Body Offend You?
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2022
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Salty, Bitter, Sweet
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2020
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Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate The Magic of Reading & Writing YA
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2020
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Foreshadow: A Serial YA Anthology of Short Stories
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2019
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Salty, Bitter, Sweet Educator's Guide
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Mayra Cuevas
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15-year-old Cuban American Mari's father is running for president. She starts learning things about her father that break the pedestal she had created for him. In the process Mari finds her own voice and fights f ...more "
“My body is a gift from my parents.
The temple of my soul, my mind, my heart.
My body is pride
a portrait of my land,
a love song.
My body is not yours to judge.
It is not yours to decide.
Not yours to criticize.
It's mine, mine alone, and no one else's.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
The temple of my soul, my mind, my heart.
My body is pride
a portrait of my land,
a love song.
My body is not yours to judge.
It is not yours to decide.
Not yours to criticize.
It's mine, mine alone, and no one else's.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
“I can’t go to school like this,” I protest, waving my hands in front of my
bare chest in an exaggerated gesture.
“They’re just breasts, Malena. Everyone has them.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
bare chest in an exaggerated gesture.
“They’re just breasts, Malena. Everyone has them.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
“Mi cuerpo es un regalo de mis padres.
El templo de mi alma, mi mente, mi corazón.
Mi cuerpo es orgullo,
un retrato de mi tierra,
una canción de amor.
Mi cuerpo no es tuyo para juzgar.
No es tuyo para decidir.
Ni tuyo para criticar.
Es mío, solo mío, y de nadie más.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
El templo de mi alma, mi mente, mi corazón.
Mi cuerpo es orgullo,
un retrato de mi tierra,
una canción de amor.
Mi cuerpo no es tuyo para juzgar.
No es tuyo para decidir.
Ni tuyo para criticar.
Es mío, solo mío, y de nadie más.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
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