First Person Fiction: Call Me Maria Call Me Maria |
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| Author:
| Ortiz Cofer, Judith |
| Series title: | First Person Fiction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-439-38577-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2004 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Orchard Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Maria is a girl caught between two worlds: Puerto Rico, where she was born, and New York, where she now lives in a basement apartment in the barrio. While her mother remains on the island, Maria lives with her father, the super of their building. As she struggles to lose her island accent, Maria does her best to find her place within the unfamiliar culture of the barrio. Finally, with the Spanglish of the barrio people ringing in her ears, she finds the poet within herself. In lush...
More DescriptionMaria is a girl caught between two worlds: Puerto Rico, where she was born, and New York, where she now lives in a basement apartment in the barrio. While her mother remains on the island, Maria lives with her father, the super of their building. As she struggles to lose her island accent, Maria does her best to find her place within the unfamiliar culture of the barrio. Finally, with the Spanglish of the barrio people ringing in her ears, she finds the poet within herself. In lush prose and spare, evocative poetry, Cofer weaves a powerful novel, bursting with life and hope.