We are thrilled to announce that six NYU Press books have been named 2012 AAUP University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries!
Reviewed and selected by members of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and a committee of Public Library Reviewers (PLR), the books in this annual collection have been recommended for use in both school and public libraries. Browse the entire 2012 listing here.
The Maid’s Daughter: Living Inside and Outside the American Dream
Mary Romero
“Sociologist Mary Romero documents the story of ‘Olivia,’ the daughter of a live-in maid who grew up in the wealthy Los Angeles home where her mother Carmen worked. Romero traces Olivia’s life from her childhood beginnings in Mexico, through her conflicted adolescence, and into adulthood where she forges her own identity. The challenges faced by Olivia and her mother as they negotiate dual cultures and economies make for compelling reading.”—Virginia L. Stone (AASL)- Black in Latin America
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
“Well-written and truly eye-opening account of the experience of African slaves and their descendants in the New World outside of the United States. Of about 11 million Africans brought as slaves to the Western Hemisphere, less than 500 thousand came to the U.S. The rest were taken to the Caribbean and Latin America. A companion volume to the PBS series.”—Steve Norman (PLR) - Best of Times, Worst of Times: Contemporary American Short Stories from the New Gilded Age
Wendy Martin and Cecelia Tichi (Editors) - The Tender Cut: Inside the Hidden World of Self-Injury
Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler - Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys
Victor M. Rios - Highway under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel
Robert W. Jackson
Additionally, The Maid’s Daughter and Black in Latin America have also been selected as Outstanding titles. According to the AAUP, titles with this rating “are considered exceptional by the reviewer.” For more information, visit the University Press Books for Public and Secondary Schools Libraries online.
