Fiction. Cultural Writing. ANIZA is the fifth novel in Gloria VelasquezsRoosevelt High School series which features a group of students who mustindividually fac... » 

Fiction. Cultural Writing. ANIZA is the fifth novel in Gloria VelasquezsRoosevelt High School series which features a group of students who mustindividually face troubling personal and social worries such as violenceracial prejudice and emerging sexuality that are inescapable for many youngadults today. As a former teacher I often saw troubled teens...Ms. Velasquezhas created a series of youngadult novels which can promote discussion ofserious issues.... Many youths will enjoy these novels for their pageturningquality. But something larger is beneath these printed pages PriscillaAydelott Flagstaff Live. «