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129 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard |
October, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-439-38577-6$16.95
(2)
YA
When Papi moves back to the New York barrio, while Mami stays home in Puerto Rico, MarÃa must "decide between parents, languages, climates, futures." In prose, poems, and letters, MarÃa tells of her adjustment to life in the barrio. A poet, she weaves English, Spanish, and Spanglish together in verse and prose that is authentically adolescent.
Reviewer: Lauren Adams
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2005