Eyes Open
Published on 7. May 2024
352 pages
979-8-7656-1179-1 (ISBN)
Description
Portugal, 1967. Sónia thinks she knows what her future holds. She'll become a poet, and together she and her artist boyfriend, Zé Miguel, will rise above the government restrictions that shape their lives. The restrictions on what Sónia can do and where she can go without a man's permission. The restrictions on what music she can enjoy, what books she can read, what questions she can ask.But when Zé Miguel is arrested for anti-government activities and Sónia's family's restaurant is shut down, Sónia's plans are upended. No longer part of the comfortable middle class, she's forced to leave school and take a low-paying, grueling, dangerous job. She thought she understood the dark sides of her world, but now she sees suffering she never imagined.Without the protection of her boyfriend or her family, can Sónia find a way to fight for justice? This poignant novel in verse follows a teen girl discovering how to resist tyranny and be true to herself.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: From Ninth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Reading Age: From 14 to 15 years, Interest Age: From 14 to 18 years
File size
4,17 MB
ISBN-13
979-8-7656-1179-1 (9798765611791)
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Content
- Cover
- Front Flap
- Title Page
- Copyright Information
- Dedication
- Inverno/Winter 1966-1967
- Poetry Club
- Free Verse
- A Piece of the Poem Sister Lucia Tore Up
- Genesis: Eve
- Zé Miguel
- Alcachofra
- Eyes Open
- Nídia
- Banned
- Betrayal
- Bufa
- Our Family's Ruin
- Who?
- Not All in Our Own Land
- Sister's Sacrifice
- There Is a Woman
- And Because He Was Right All Along
- Primavera/Spring 1967
- Mariana Flies
- In Poetry Club
- Visiting Day
- Dona Luiza
- To the Prison
- (Un)Broken
- We Wait
- Trouble Waits
- My Father's Cold Rage
- My Worst Beating Ever
- My Silence
- My Permanent Absence
- Carolina That dirty, rotten snitch!!!
- My Sister Digs In
- I Tear Her Apart
- Cold War
- Uniform(ity)
- Penance
- Descent
- Into the Devil's Oven
- Where I Will Stay
- Dancing with Zuleika
- Imagining Mariana
- The Boy with Braces
- The Owner's Son
- Fine
- It's a Girl!
- News for Nídia
- The Other Friends
- Because of the Future
- Make a New Friend
- "There Is No Boy"
- What I Don't Tell Zuleika
- House Back Home
- Morna
- Zuleika's Dream
- Arm in Arm
- Poems in My Head
- Share
- Junho/June 1967
- Hair like Twiggy's
- Thaw
- Grounded
- Not So Twiggy
- My Story Is a Book
- Wanted!
- How Will We Find Each Other?
- Broken Promise
- A Visit from Nídia (Remember Her?)
- Remember the Bar . . .
- Plan
- My New Vocabulary
- Sleepover
- New Home
- Senhorita Foguete
- Distraction
- Decision
- Regret
- Confession
- Ex-Best Friend
- Busted
- Sisters Crying
- Julho/July 1967
- Writer's Block
- Very Important People
- Rebound
- Prelude
- Ten Minutes
- Excuses, Excuses
- First Date
- Empty-Handed
- For the Record
- Emílio's Dream
- To Draw a Kiss
- Stormy
- Careless
- Burn
- Second Degree
- No Fool
- New Assignment
- Look at the Hand
- Kitchen Hierarchy
- Emílio's Room
- New Plans
- Back in Emílio's Room
- Agosto/August 1967
- Easy Way Out
- The Price
- Monday Morning
- What Happened Last Night
- Strike
- Trust
- Forgetful
- Whipsaw
- Zuleika's Future
- A Poem to Keep
- The Others to Burn
- Don't Call Me Innocent
- Students
- Step
- Witness This
- In the Next Moment
- Setembro/September 1967
- Remember This
- Carolina on My Side
- The Last Lies
- Brother
- The Children's House
- Freethinker
- Hear Myself
- Leo
- Tin Can City
- Horizon
- Author's Note
- Questions for Discussion
- Glossary of Portuguese Words, Places, and People
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Back Flap
- Back Cover
