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Burro Genius

Burro Genius

A Memoir

by Victor VillaseƱor
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 14/05/2019

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When Victor Villase�or stood at the podium and looked at the group of teachers amassed before him, he became enraged. He had never spoken in public before. His mind was flooded with childhood memories filled with humiliation, misunderstanding, and abuse at the hands of his teachers. With his heart pounding, he began to speak of these incidents. To his disbelief, the teachers before him responded to his embittered recollection with a standing ovation. Many could not contain their own tears. So begins a touching memoir of an extremely angry adolescent. Highly gifted and imaginative, Villase�or coped with an untreated learning disability (he was finally diagnosed with extreme dyslexia at the age of forty-four) and the frustration he felt growing up Latino in an English-only American school system that had neither the cultural understanding nor the resources to deal with Latino students. Often beaten by his teachers because he could not speak English, Villase�or was made to feel ashamed about his heritage, and even questioned the core values prioritized by his tight-knit family. Villase�or's dyslexia, and growing frustration over not fitting in, fueled his dream to one day become a writer. He is now considered one of the premier writers of our time.
ISBN:
9781977362599
9781977362599
Category:
Uncategorized
Format:
CD-Audio
Publication Date:
14-05-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Tantor Media, Incorporated
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
187.96x134.62x15.24mm
Weight:
0.09kg

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