About this item
In the city of Bogata, in the barrio of La Nueva Gloria, there live two Joses. One is a boy who dreams of Saturdays-- that's the day he gets to visit Paradise, the library. The second Jose is a garbage collector. From dusk until dawn, he scans the sidewalks as he drives, squinting in the dim light, searching household trash for hidden treasure . . . books! Some are stacked in neat piles, as if waiting for Joś. Others take a bit more digging. Ever since he found his first book, Anna Karenina, years earlier, he's been collecting books--thick ones and thin ones, worn ones and almost new ones-- to add to the collection in his home. And on Saturdays, kids like little Jose run to the steps of Paradise to discover a world filled with books and wonder.
About the Author
Angela Burke Kunkel is the author of (Random House/Schwartz & Wade, 2020) , an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and winner of both the Américas Award and International Latino Book Award. She is also the author of (Abrams Appleseed, 2022) . Look for her next books from Random House Studio, in 2023 and in 2024. Angela lives with her family in Vermont, where she works as a school librarian. She is represented by Liza Fleissig at the Liza Royce Agency. You can also connect on Twitter and Instagram @angkunkel.
