Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e Picture Books even if it’s hard watching

even if it’s hard watching his friends play

" cuts deep to the core of American history

Change is constant

KAMAU BELL is a dad

her first collection

Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e Picture Books even if it’s hard watchingThe daughter of Dominican immigrants, Mndez marshals pathos and outrage to depict the ironic circumstances of her life as she begins to disconnect from her overly protective parents. But tragic illnessshe was diagnosed with scleroderma at 22 and lupus just six years laterand unexpected twists of fate not only bring her closer to her Latino cultural roots, her doting mother and strict father, but also drive her to transform pain and disappointment into