In Nueva York
1988
First Published
3.97
Average Rating
192
Number of Pages
Interrelated stories of love, friendship, and the struggle to survive show the tragic and comic sides of life in a Puerto Rican community on New York's Lower East Side. Winner of the School Library Journal's Best Book for Young Adults (1977) and the Notable Trade Book Award (1977).
Avg Rating
3.97
Number of Ratings
38
5 STARS
34%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author
Nicholasa Mohr
Author · 7 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.
