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When I Was Puerto Rican: A MemoirOne of "The Best Memoirs of a Generation" (Oprah's Book Club): a young woman's journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full of tropical beauty and domestic strife, poverty and tenderness, Esmeralda Santiago learned the proper way to eat a guava, the sound of tree frogs, the taste of morcilla, and the formula for ushering a dead baby's soul to heaven. But when her mother, Mami, a
One of "The Best Memoirs of a Generation" (Oprah's Book Club): a young woman's journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full of tropical beauty and domestic strife, poverty and tenderness, Esmeralda Santiago learned the proper way to eat a guava, the sound of tree frogs, the taste of morcilla, and the formula for ushering a dead baby's soul to heaven. But when her mother, Mami, a force of nature, takes off to New York with her seven, soon to be eleven children, Esmeralda, the oldest, must learn new rules, a new language, and eventually a new identity. In the first of her three acclaimed memoirs, Esmeralda brilliantly recreates her tremendous journey from the idyllic landscape and tumultuous family life of her earliest years, to translating for her mother at the welfare office, and to high honors at Harvard.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 02/28/2006
ISBN: 9780306814525
Pages: 278
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 20915 / When I Was Puerto Rican
Reading Level: 6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 13
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very well written book
Format: Kindle
I loved this book. It was sad and sweet and romantic and tragic. The characters were unique and their chemistry was great.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2025
★★★★★ 4
enjoyable!
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YA novel with a Romeo & Juliet twist. I have read Rebecca Serle adult novels and really enjoyed them ..saw this on my Kindle feed and thought “why not?” Never too old to read YA fiction! The author’s characters are always ring true …and story moves along quickly and brings chuckles, sadness, and enjoyable conclusions.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2022
★★★★★ 5
Once I started reading I had to finish with no interruptions!!! Amazing!!!
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I loved this book! It's your typical high school story of growing up, falling in love, and losing your first love. I loved the dynamic of the Rosaline, Charlie, and Olivia's friendship and how the girls stuck together. Also I literally felt the heartache Rosaline felt when losing Rob to Juliet but also when she lost the both of them. I really wished what happened to the both of them didn't end that way but it's life. A lot of people lose someone important to them in high school. Len was really my favorite character and how he brought the best of Rosaline out was so heartwarming. Len is the guy you always root for! Even though the ending was heart wrenching and bittersweet I would recommend this book to anyone. I cried, I laughed, and I felt every emotion Rosaline felt! Once I started reading I couldn't put it down. Perfect from the beginning to the end! Especially the way Rosaline went to the cliff and found Len there!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2013
★★★★★ 3
for Young Adults
Format: Paperback
Her books are nice stories but about teens in HS & I am a senior. Not for me but good for teens
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Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2022
★★★★★ 5
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