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Call Me Maria

Published: 2006, Scholastic Paperbacks
Tags: Identity, migration, Puerto Rican in New York, sense of belonging
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CaribbeanAmericas, Caribbean, Puerto RicoAmericas, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Realistic FictionAmericas, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Meaning Of Consuelo: A Novel

Published: 2003, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Tags: Family, Island life, Mental illness, Self-Discovery
Categories: AwardsAwards, CaribbeanAwards, Caribbean, Historical FictionAwards, Caribbean, Historical Fiction, Latinx in USAwards, Caribbean, Historical Fiction, Latinx in US, Puerto RicoAwards, Caribbean, Historical Fiction, Latinx in US, Puerto Rico, United StatesAwards, Caribbean, Historical Fiction, Latinx in US, Puerto Rico, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio

Published: 1996, Puffin
Tags: beauty, Grandparents, growing up
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, Puerto RicoCaribbean, Puerto Rico, Realistic FictionCaribbean, Puerto Rico, Realistic Fiction, Short Stories - Anthologies - CollectionsCaribbean, Puerto Rico, Realistic Fiction, Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections, United StatesCaribbean, Puerto Rico, Realistic Fiction, Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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First Person Fiction: Call Me Maria (First Person Fiction)

Published: 2004, Orchard
Tags: adjustment, immigrant, Poetry, Puerto Rico
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, United States

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The Year Of Our Revolution: Love And Rebellion In The 1960s: Stories And Poems

Published: 2000, Puffin
Tags: Emmigrants and immigrants, Hispanic and Latino, Poems, Puerto Rican, Social and family issues
Categories: Latinx in USLatinx in US, Short Stories - Anthologies - CollectionsLatinx in US, Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections, United StatesLatinx in US, Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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