Almost a woman

By Esmeralda Santiago

Subjects: Puertorriqueños, New york (n.y.), biography, Biography, Puerto ricans, united states, Women, united states, biography, Mujeres puertorriqueñas, Reading Level-Grade 12, General, Women, biography, Nueva York, Biografía, Childhood and youth, Niñez y juventud, Puerto Rican women, Spanish language materials, Puerto Ricans, Reading Level-Grade 11, Biographies & autobiographies, Hispanic american women

Description: "Author's third novel and a long-awaited sequel to her first autobiographical novel, Cuando era puertorriqueña. She continues to chronicle her life as she leaves her childhood behind and enters adult life where her American values increasingly clash with those of her Puerto Rican parents. Most of all, this novel helps understand how Esmeralda Santiago, the writer was formed and became a writer"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.