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Call Me Maria
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Call Me Maria
by Judith Ortiz CoferTransplanted from Puerto Rico to New York City, Maria struggles to find her place within the unfamiliar culture of the barrio, and finds the poet within herself.
$6.99
Paperback Book | Grades 8-12
Grades 8-12 $6.99
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First Person Fiction: Flight to Freedom (Enriched EBK)
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First Person Fiction: Flight to Freedom (Enriched EBK)
by Ana Veciana-SuarezIt's 1967, and Yara and her family live a comfortable middle-class life in Havana, Cuba. But as Communist ruler Fidel Castro tightens his hold on Cuba, the family, which does not share the political beliefs of the Communist party, is forced to flee to Miami, Florida. There, Yara finds that the other students in her new school have much more freedom than she and her sisters do. Tension develops between her parents, as Mami grows more independent and Papi joins a militant anti-Castro organization. Yara's moving account poignantly documents her family's story of exile and adjustment to life in a new country.
$6.99
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Ages 11-14 $6.99
Interest Level:
4-9
Lexile Framework:
970L
Grade Level Equivalent:
6.4
Guided Reading Level:
V
Age:
9-14
Genre:
Poetry and Rhymes, Realistic Fiction, Verse Novel
Subject:
Hispanic and Latin American, Life Experiences, Friends and Friendship, School Life
Judith Ortiz Cofer is a master of language. As both a poet and a novelist, she tells María's story in an unusual way, which she calls microfiction. The book is comprised of short, narrative vignettes, with poems interspersed, and the result is powerful and emotionally satisfying.
María is a girl caught between two worlds: Puerto Rico, where she was born, and her new home, New York. As she struggles to lose her island accent, María does her best to find her place within the unfamiliar culture of the barrio. With the Spanglish of the barrio people ringing in her ears, she finds the poet within herself.
