| Description |
165 pages ; 21 cm |
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age Children |
| Note |
"A Melanie Kroupa book"--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
Twelve stories about young people caught between their Puerto Rican heritage and their American surroundings. |
| Awards |
Pura Belpré Author Award, 1996. |
| Contents |
Day in the barrio -- Bad influence -- Arturo's flight -- Beauty lessons -- Catch the moon -- An hour with Abuelo -- The one who watches -- Matoa's mirror -- Don Jose of La Mancha -- Abuela invents the zero -- A job for Valentin -- Home to El Building -- White balloons. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
| Subject |
Puerto Ricans -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
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Puerto Ricans. |
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United States. |
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Children's stories, American.
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Children's stories, American. |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0531068978 |
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9780531068977 |
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0531087476 (library binding) |
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9780531087473 (library binding) |
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