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When I Was Puerto Rican
Esmeralda Santiago
Vintage, 1994
AN EXCELLENT READ
An excellent read. Well written and touching. A must read for all Nuyoricans, both women and men.
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My Name Is Maria Isabel (An Aladdin Chapter Book)
Alma Flor Ada
Aladdin, 1995
Maria Isabel
I bought this book to share with my third grade students. Our topic for the month was social issues, and Maria Isabel was the perfect book. We were able to talk about her feelings and compare them to our own. Wonderful read. Highly recommend to anyone!!
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Bodega Dreams: A Novel
Ernesto Quinonez
Vintage, 2000
Bodega dreams.
Living in Spanish Harlem with no money is difficult. Well there's only one person you can ask for help.Willie Bodega. The outrageous novel Bodega Dreams by Ernesto Quinonez is about latin people (Puerto Ricans) living in Spanish Harlem and their experiences. It focuses ...
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Puerto Rican Cuisine in America: Nuyorican and Bodega Recipes
Oswald Rivera
Running Press, 2002
Autentico y sabroso
We decided we needed some Puerto Rican cookbooks in the house, and Puerto Rican Cuisine is one of them. It really looks like all our abuelitas worked on this great cookbook with Rivera. Quite a few recipes brought tears to my eyes since I haven't eaten them in over ...
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Almost a Woman
Esmeralda Santiago
Vintage, 1999
powerful sequel to "When I Was Puerto Rican"
I suggest that you read the prequel to this book, "When I Was Puerto Rican," simply for transition into the life of Esmeralda Santiago. Santiago, a woman who came from a desolate background in Puerto Rico, arrived in the United States with her mother ("Mami") and her ...
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Down These Mean Streets
Piri Thomas
Vintage, 1997
One of the best memoirs ever written
I've read this book more than a few times and have taught it to different level readers a few extra times. There was one high school student who came to me after the book was done and told me, "This is the first book I ever finished." Even if it's not the first book ...
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When I Was Puerto Rican
Esmeralda Santiago
Da Capo Press, 2006
THE AMERICAN DREAM...
This is a rich and evocative memoir of the author's chaotic childhood. Growing up in rural Puerto Rico, while often living in primitive conditions, the author's lush and lyrical prose paints a vivid picture her early life. The flavor and rythms of her island home come ...
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Puerto Rican Cookery
Carmen Aboy Valldejuli
Pelican Publishing Company, 1984
Salsa for your appetite
This book is amazing if you want an authentic Puerto rican taste to satisfy your soul.
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Once a King, Always a King: The Unmaking of a Latin King
Reymundo Sanchez
Chicago Review Press, 2004
Reality in Today's World
In a world dominated by drugs, sex, and violence Raymundo Sanchez begins to see an exit to the Latin Kings, one of Chicago's most feared Latino Gangs. He knows that to leave the gang will mean taking a three minute head to toe beating by three Latin Kings, something ...
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My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King (Illinois)
Reymundo Sanchez
Chicago Review Press, 2000
Heartbreaking, yet motivating.
I read all three of "Reymundo's" books. From page one, this book had me hooked. It's unimaginable the horror "Reymundo" faced as a child. It's hard to believe he's actually alive today, but I'm glad he is because he made an incredible book that deserves to be read.
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Felita
Nicholasa Mohr
Puffin, 1999
Felita Review
Felita is a story of a Puerto Rican family struggling to give their children a brighter future in the face of racism and prejudice. I think these are important issues that need to be addressed with children, in the classroom or in the home. I found it especially ...
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Puerto Rican Dishes (Cookbook)
Berta Cabanillas; Carmen Ginorio
La Editorial, Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1993
Aye Caramba!
A young man from that delightful island works at the local market, and sometimes delivers groceries to our home. He often eulogizes the young ladies of his homeland quite salaciously, particularly one Miss "Jay Lowe" (an odd name for a woman, but he seems to be quite ...
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Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Nicole Blackman
Holt Paperbacks, 1994
great service
got this book in a timely manner and paid pennies for it. haven't read it just yet. flipped thru it and found so many good poems it left me homesick and longing to return to the nuyourican poets cafe. i've watched a lot of poets on youtube. anyway for what it's worth ...
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Boricuas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings - An Anthology
Roberto Santiago
One World/Ballantine, 1995
wow
This book has enlightened me. I know I am not alone in my thoughts. All the feelings I have towards the Puerto Rican struggle for recognition and respect have been expressed and shared throughout this book. Every word brought about different ideas and views on what has ...
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A Taste of Puerto Rico: Traditional and New Dishes from the Puerto Rican Community
Yvonne Ortiz
Plume, 1997
Learning how to cook Puerto Rican Style!
This book is great!!. This is the second time that I buy this book. I brought it to give away as a gift, for a male friend who wants to learn how to cook spanish food (Puerto Rican Style). Everything is easy to understand and easy to cook. So I highly recommend this ...
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