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Monica Brown's 'Sharuko: Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello' a vibrant exploration of Peruvian culture

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Growing up, Monica Brown can’t recall reading any books that mirrored her experience as the daughter of a Peruvian immigrant in the United States. Later, when she had children of her own, she saw this was still largely a missing genre in children’s literature.

“There were not many books out there that had characters that reflected the contributions of Latinos in the Americas,� she said. “I kind of created the stories I wanted my daughters to read and that spurred me to write for children.�





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