{"id":3667,"date":"2025-02-27T20:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galltzacker.com\/rights\/?page_id=3667"},"modified":"2025-02-27T20:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:15:44","slug":"rene-pena-govea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galltzacker.com\/rights\/rene-pena-govea\/","title":{"rendered":"Rene\u0301 Pen\u0303a-Govea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-post-id=\"3669\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-3669 \">\n\n<!-- CONTENT -->\n<section class=\"padding-vert10\">\n  <div class=\"container nopadding\">\n    <!-- BOOK -->\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n        <p>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/galltzacker.com\/rights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Estela-Undrowning-FINAL-Cover-1.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"GZLA\" \/>\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n          <p class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rene\u0301 Pen\u0303a-Govea ESTELA, UNDROWNING\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRuge6b2bv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-8 margin-top-mobile\">\n        <p class=\"series-title\"><\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"book-heading\">ESTELA, UNDROWNING<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"book-details\">\n          March 2026,\n          HarperCollins\/Quill Tree,\n          368 pp        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"margin-top20\"><div class=\"printfriendly pf-button pf-button-content pf-alignright\">\n                    <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF & Email\">\n                    \n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div><p><strong>In her raw and resonant debut novel, Ren\u00e9 Pe\u00f1a-Govea seamlessly interweaves prose and poetry to uplift the power of language, the courage to fight injustice, and the complex beauty of finding your people<\/strong>\u2014<strong>perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Poet X<\/em>\u00a0and Carolina Ixta\u2019s\u00a0<em>Shut Up, This is Serious<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Estela Morales is one of the only Latinas who tested into San Francisco\u2019s most exclusive public high school. In her senior year, Estela just wants to keep her head down, eke\u00a0out a passing grade from her racist Spanish teacher, and get into her dream college. But after placing second in the Latin\u00e9 Heritage Poetry Contest behind a non-Latino student, Estela is thrust into citywide debates about merit, identity, and diversity.<\/p>\r\n<p>Things only get messier when her family is threatened with eviction. As Estela\u2019s friends organize against bigotry and her landlady increases the pressure, Estela is suffocating and finds release only in poetry and in a breathless new romance. When tensions finally reach their breaking point, Estela must find a way to undrown the community she loves\u2014and herself.<\/p>\r\n<p>In her debut novel, Ren\u00e9 Pe\u00f1a-Govea seamlessly interweaves prose and poetry to uplift the power of language, the courage to fight injustice, and the complex beauty of finding your people.<\/p><\/div>\n\n        \n\n                <p class=\"book-reviews\">STARRED REVIEWS<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/978-0-06-342995-6?oly_enc_id=1027B3697790C5K\">PUBLISHERS WEEKLY<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0 &#8220;[An] arresting debut&#8230; It\u2019s both a poignant reflection on young adulthood and a joyful celebration of adolescence that challenges stereotypes and engenders hope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BULLETIN FOR THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN&#8217;S BOOKS <\/strong>&#8211; &#8220;Hand this to teens hungry for realistic fiction with rich, complex characters, and multifaceted drama.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOOKLIST<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;Through a gorgeous blend of prose and verse, Pe\u00f1a-Govea delivers a timely and impactful story about personal growth and combating harmful systems of oppression that encourage self-hatred and racial in-fighting.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n        \n        \n        \n        \n                <p class=\"book-note\">\n          NOTE:\n          Sold at auction.        <\/p>\n        \n        <hr \/>\n\n        <!--\/START AGENT Active-->\n\n        <p class=\"book-tags-start\"><i class=\"far fa-user-secret\"><\/i><\/p>\n\n        \n        <p class=\"ul-inline\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/galltzacker.com\/rights\/?literary_agent=sandra-proudman\" title=\"Sandra Proudman\" class=\"book-tags-agent 'sandra-proudman'\">Sandra Proudman<\/a>\n        <\/p>\n\n        \n        <!-- \/END AGENT Active-->\n\n        <br \/>\n\n        <!--\/START CATEGORY Active-->\n\n        <p class=\"book-tags-start\"><i class=\"far 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