Overview
The children living in Maré, an area of low-income neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, wrote letters to their government showing what happens to them during the violent police raids that are part of their everyday life. Their words and pictures tell stories of sadness, fear, joy, and anger. They are also a call to uphold the right of every child to live without violence.
Full Product Details
Author: Ananda Luz ,
Isabel Malzoni ,
Patrick Anthony Barbosa Brock, PhD
Publisher: Second Story Press
Imprint: Second Story Press
Dimensions:
Width: 18.60cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.30cm
Weight: 0.277kg
ISBN: 9781772604320
ISBN 10: 1772604321
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 02 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 6 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Language: Portuguese
Reviews
""Children in Maré, a slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, want to play, learn, get ahead in life. In I Was Supposed To Be At School...they write -- in collaboration with Ananda Luz and Isabel Malzonito -- the government about how police violence permeates their lives. A constant state of fear causes parents to miss work and kids to miss school, keeping them in poverty.... The book is aimed at children aged 6-8, but its poignant, sophisticated content can also be used to educate children aged 8 up about the state of the world."" -- ""Winnipeg Free Press""
""Really well put together. Beautiful artwork, and haunting narrative voice with the use of letters. I'm devastated this can exist but also glad it does for those who need to hear these horrors come from a child's voice."" -- ""Lo Williams, a bookseller at Three Avenues Bookshop in Chicago, IL"" ""Children in Maré, a slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, want to play, learn, get ahead in life. In I Was Supposed To Be At School...they write -- in collaboration with Ananda Luz and Isabel Malzonito -- the government about how police violence permeates their lives. A constant state of fear causes parents to miss work and kids to miss school, keeping them in poverty.... The book is aimed at children aged 6-8, but its poignant, sophisticated content can also be used to educate children aged 8 and up about the state of the world."" -- ""Winnipeg Free Press""
Author Information
Ananda Luz is a Brazilian educator, researcher, and curator. She works in the fields of education, childhood, ethnic-racial relations, and children's literature. She is a specialist in children's books at the A Casa Tombada education center and a PhD candidate, researching the children who live by Brazil's largest highway. Isabel Malzoni is a writer and editor. She founded Editora Caixote, a Brazilian independent publishing house of children's and young adult books, and Galeria Página, the first illustration and picture book gallery in Brazil. Isabel is the author of Quanto Bumbum! (So Many Butts!), and Minha Mãe Caminha (My Mom Goes Hiking). Patrick Anthony Barbosa Brock, PhD, is a researcher, writer, and translator currently based in Brazil. Patrick has been translating technical, academic, and literary texts since 2002, having worked for The Wall Street Journal, Valor Econômico, JOTA, Editora Terceiro Nome, and the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art, among others.
