Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Quick and Easy Sign Up!

It takes less then 1 minute to sign up, then you can enjoy Unlimited eBooks.

Sign Up Browse

Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

  • Download on iOS
  • Download on Android
  • Download on iOS

Music to My Years: A Mixtape-Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up

Cristela Alonzo
4.31/5 (382 ratings)
Read Now Download Now
In this memoir full of humor and heart, comedian, writer, and producer Cristela Alonzo shares personal stories of growing up as a first-generation Mexican American in Texas and following her dreams to pursue a career in comedy.

When Cristela Alonzo and her family lived as squatters in an abandoned diner, they only had two luxuries: a television and a radio, which became her pop cultural touchstone and a guiding light.

Cristela shares her experiences and struggles of being a first-generation American, her dreams of becoming a comedian, and how it feels to be a creator in a world that often minimizes people of color and women. Her stories range from the ridiculous - like the time she made her own tap shoes out of bottle caps or how the theme song of The Golden Girls landed her in the principal's office - to the sobering moments, like how she turned to stand-up comedy to grieve the heartbreaking loss of her mother, and how, years later, she's committed to giving back to the community that helped make her.

Each significant moment of the audiobook relates to a song, and the resulting playlist is deeply moving, resonant, and unforgettable. Music to My Years will make you laugh, cry, and even inspire you to make a playlist of your own.
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
ISBN10:
1501189212
ISBN13:
9781501189210
kindle Asin:
B07P5J1WS5

Music to My Years: A Mixtape-Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up

Cristela Alonzo
4.31/5 (382 ratings)
Read Download
In this memoir full of humor and heart, comedian, writer, and producer Cristela Alonzo shares personal stories of growing up as a first-generation Mexican American in Texas and following her dreams to pursue a career in comedy.

When Cristela Alonzo and her family lived as squatters in an abandoned diner, they only had two luxuries: a television and a radio, which became her pop cultural touchstone and a guiding light.

Cristela shares her experiences and struggles of being a first-generation American, her dreams of becoming a comedian, and how it feels to be a creator in a world that often minimizes people of color and women. Her stories range from the ridiculous - like the time she made her own tap shoes out of bottle caps or how the theme song of The Golden Girls landed her in the principal's office - to the sobering moments, like how she turned to stand-up comedy to grieve the heartbreaking loss of her mother, and how, years later, she's committed to giving back to the community that helped make her.

Each significant moment of the audiobook relates to a song, and the resulting playlist is deeply moving, resonant, and unforgettable. Music to My Years will make you laugh, cry, and even inspire you to make a playlist of your own.
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
ISBN10:
1501189212
ISBN13:
9781501189210
kindle Asin:
B07P5J1WS5

More Books

Who Do I Think I Am?: Stories of Chola Wishes and Caviar Dreams

Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation

Julissa Arce

Ramón and Julieta (Love & Tacos, #1)

Alana Albertson

A Lot Like Adiós (Primas of Power, #2)

Alexis Daria

Big Chicas Don't Cry

Annette Chavez Macias

Malas

Marcela Fuentes

Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet

Laekan Zea Kemp

Lucky Leap Day

Ann Marie Walker

All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Hope—And Hard Pills to Swallow—About Fighting for Black Lives

Andre Henry

Crying in the Bathroom

Erika L. Sánchez

The Sons of El Rey

Alex Espinoza

For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez