When I Was Puerto Rican
Product Description: Esmeralda Santiago's story begins in rural Puerto Rico, where her childhood was full of both tenderness and domestic strife, tropical sounds and sights as well as poverty. When her mother, Mami, a force of nature, takes off to New York with her seven (soon to be eleven) children, Esmeralda as the oldest must learn new rules, a new language, and eventually take on a new identity.
Age Level: Young Adult
Book Series: Across Cultures in YA: Hispanic Heritage Autobiography and Memoir: Hispanic Heritage Immigration Stories: A New Life
9780306814525