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105 pp.
| Scholastic |
April, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-590-63118-7$$15.95
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4-6
Instead of using her new journal to record the seven stories her Latin American relatives tell her, Carmen Teresa is more intrigued with the motif of food that runs throughout the tales. She collects seventeen recipes, which are included in the last quarter of the book. Despite an unchanging narrative voice and a somewhat confusing structure, the book, illustrated with striking linocuts, offers a taste of Latin culture. Glos.