Thick white text in all caps that reads When We Make It . On the left side, a teenage girl with black hair is crossing her arms. She is wearing a blue tank top and a puerto rican flag bead necklace. Behind her a brickstone building and purple and blue sky.
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Book Reviews
‘When We Make It’ review: Elisabet Velasquez crafts an intimate coming-of-age-tale

Elisabet Velasquez crafts an explosive and intimate coming-of-tale in her debut novel, ​​When We Make It. Written in verse, the story takes place in the 1990’s in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  Told in first person, we meet Sarai, a first generation Nuyorican…