Oscar Hernández (musician) Oscar Hernández (musician) Oscar Hernández (born March 22, 1954) is an American pianist, arranger and producer of Puerto Rican descent. Hernández's family moved to the United States from Puerto Rico in the 1940s, in search of a better way of life. They settled down in the South Bronx, a ghetto, which is a section that is heavily populated by latinos in New York where Hernández was born. Hernández who was the youngest of eleven siblings, received his primary and secondary education in the city's public school system. As a child he was exposed to the music of Tito Puente, Tito
Shine (novel) an apology to Gurdon. Critical reception to "Shine" was mostly positive, with the Los Angeles Times stating that the book was "heavy-handed" but "otherwise intelligent and emotionally evolved". Booklist and the School Library Journal both praised the book, with Booklist saying that "Shine" "provides a lot to think about". Shine (novel) Shine is a 2011 young adult mystery novel by Lauren Myracle. The book was published on May 1, 2011, and follows a teenage girl investigating a hate crime involving the beating and near-death of her best friend in a small, North Carolina town. "Shine" won the 2012 Amelia Elizabeth