Nilda
1973
First Published
3.89
Average Rating
292
Number of Pages
A young girl growing up in Spanish Harlem in the 1940's watches the secure world of her childhood years slowly erode away. Selected as Outstanding Book of the Year by The New York Times and Best Book of 1973 by the American Library Association.
Avg Rating
3.89
Number of Ratings
300
5 STARS
29%
4 STARS
39%
3 STARS
24%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
1%
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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.
