target audience - the intended group for which something is performed or marketed; the specific group to which advertising is directed
Sentence - The target audience for the book is from young adults upward.
gimmick - an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, esp. one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
glitz - ostentatious glitter or sophistication
Sentence - A cocktail lounge was noticed for its glitz.
high-key lighting - a style of lighting for film, television, or photography that aims to reduce the lighting ratio present in the scene.
Sentence - Several Hollywood movies use high-key lighting when filming.
tangentially - pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
malas palabras - bad words.
tamales - tamale
horchata - cold drink made from ground tiger nuts, water and sugar.
banda - band
rendition - a translation or interpretation.
quinceanera - female's 15th birthday
HOLLER IF YOU HEAR ME By Gregory Michie Weaving back and forth between Michie's awakening as a teacher and the first-person stories of his students, this highly acclaimed book paints an intimate and compassionate portrait of teaching and learning in urban America. While the popular notion of what it's like to teach in city schools is dominated by horror stories and hero tales, Michie and his students reside somewhere in between these extremes - "between the miracles and the metal detectors."
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