Cuéntame
SELA Participants
At community festivals, school events, and local businesses across Southeast Los Angeles, residents were invited to share book recommendations for their neighbors and reflect on how these books have influenced or transformed their lives. Click on each post to explore photos, artwork, audio clips, and stories behind each participant's recommended read.
Maria de Jesús Bárcena
City/Ciudad: Bell Gardens
Book/Libro: Narcissus and Goldmund - Hermann Hesse
Carla and Daniela Torres
City/Ciudad: Huntington Park
Book/Libro: The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros
Genoveva González
City/Ciudad: Maywood
Book/Libro: Don Quixote de la Mancha - Miguel Cervantes
Alberto Espiricueta
City/Ciudad: Maywood/Bell
Book/Libro: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney & Woman on the Edge of Time - Marge Piercy
Rogelio Duarte
City/Ciudad: Huntington Park/Downey
Book/Libro: Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz
Robert A. Muñoz aka Robbie
City/Ciudad: Walnut Park
Book/Libro: Curious George - Margret & H.A. Rey
Celina Lopez
City/Ciudad: Huntington Park/South Central
Book/Libro: The Salvi Soul Cookbook - Karla T. Vasquez
Maria Bautista
City/Ciudad: Huntington Park
Book/Libro: Los cuatro acuerdos - Don Miguel Ruiz