1992
First Published
4.24
Average Rating
56
Number of Pages
The story of a young girl coming from Puerto Rico to New York and her life in the barrio.
Avg Rating
4.24
Number of Ratings
25
5 STARS
52%
4 STARS
28%
3 STARS
16%
2 STARS
0%
1 STARS
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Author
Nicholasa Mohr
Author · 9 books
Nicholasa Mohr (born November 1, 1938) is one of the best known Nuyorican writers. Her works tell of growing up in the Puerto Rican communities of the Bronx and El Barrio and of the difficulties Puerto Rican women face in the United States. She was raised in the Bronx. From 1988 through 1991, she taught at Queens College, City University of New York. From 1994 through 1995, she was Writer-in-Residence at Richmond College, the American University in London.
