| Almost a Woman: A Memoir Contributor(s): Santiago, Esmeralda (Author) |
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ISBN: 030682082X ISBN-13: 9780306820823 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012935752 |
| Lexile Measure: 1030 |
| Series: Merloyd Lawrence Book |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.70 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Geographic Orientation - New York - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 35178 Reading Level: 6.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 18.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Following the enchanting story recounted in When I Was Puerto Rican of the author's emergence from the barrios of Brooklyn to the prestigious Performing Arts High School in Manhattan, Esmeralda Santiago delivers the tale of her young adulthood, where she continually strives to find a balance between becoming American and staying Puerto Rican. While translating for her mother Mami at the welfare office in the morning, starring as Cleopatra at New York's prestigious Performing Arts High School in the afternoons, and dancing salsa all night, she begins to defy her mother's protective rules, only to find that independence brings new dangers and dilemmas. |