Almost a Woman

Almost a Woman
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Publisher : Da Capo Press
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9780306821110
ISBN-13 : 0306821117
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Almost a Woman by : Esmeralda Santiago

Download or read book Almost a Woman written by Esmeralda Santiago and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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