I Was Supposed to Be at School

by Ananda Luz (Editor), Isabel Malzoni (Editor), Patrick Anthony Barbosa Brock PhD (Translator)

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781772604320
Publisher:	Second Story Press
Publication date:	09/02/2025
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

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.