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Esmeralda Santiago

Esmeralda Santiago
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Conquistadora (2011)

It was interesting to read about the history of Puerto Rico. Ana is a strong main character and is obsessed with owning a sugar cane plantation. She puts the plantation above her marriages, parents, friends, & children and this wasn't so believable. I'm not sure why the author wanted/needed Migua...

Conquistadora (2011) by Esmeralda Santiago
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America's Dream (1997)

debut fiction novel from one of my favorite non-fiction authors. This book has plenty of heartbreak. America's mother is an alcoholic, her daughter is 14 and run away from home, her boyfriend is married and is abusive. America gets the chance to leave her home and move to New York and work in the...

America's Dream (1997) by Esmeralda Santiago
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Almost a Woman (1999)

apr 15: started this book on my way home from a business trip. i hadn't had much sleep and wasn't sure that i'd make any headway, but it is wonderful! the story - her personal life - is fascinating and her style is light and easy to read. i also am an immigrant to this country and it is very ...

Almost a Woman (1999) by Esmeralda Santiago
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Las Mamis: Favorite Latino Authors Remember Their Mothers (2001)

I'm going to be blatantly frank about this...the introduction/preface to this collection of autobiographical essays on mothers was a lot more heart-wrenching than the rest of it. On the one hand this makes me kind of sad as I was looking for something a lot more tearful, but then I probably shoul...

Las Mamis: Favorite Latino Authors Remember Their Mothers (2001) by Esmeralda Santiago
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When I Was Puerto Rican (1994)

I loved reading this novel. It is an autobiography of childhood of Esmeralda Santiago. She wrote this book based on her in life in Puerto Rico. She, as the main character, expresses her point of view through out the whole book. She often addressed her mom and dad as 'Mami' and 'Papi' and they cal...

When I Was Puerto Rican (1994) by Esmeralda Santiago

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