sonia Rodriguez Was Born In The United States, But Her Parents Are Mexican Immigrants Who Came To California Before She Was Born. Her Father Has Three Social Security Numbers, Her Mother Is Pregnant (again), And Neither Of Them Speak English. Sonia's Mother Spends Most Of Her Time In Bed, Watching Soap Operas, And Letting Sonia Clean Up After Her Brothers. Sonia's Father Works Dutifully To Support His Family, But He Knows That His Daughter's Dreams Are Bigger Than Making tamales For Family Get-togethers. When Sonia Attempts To Put School Work Before Her familia, Her Mother Decides That It's Time For Sonia To Visit Her Grandmother In Mexico To Learn The Ways Of The Old World. While In Mexico, Sonia Spends Time With Her Wise Grandmother And Her Cousin Maria Who Teach Her That While familia Is Important, The Most Important Thing Is To Follow Your Heart. Sonia Returns To The States Determined To Succeed In School, But The Birth Of Her New Twin Siblings, Inappropriate Advances From Her Drunk Uncle (drunkle), And A Forbidden Relationship With An El Salvadorian Boy Push School To The Back Burner. If Only Sonia Can Find The Time To Cook Dinner, Secretly Meet With Her Boyfriend, Avoid Her Drunkle, And Finish Her Homework, She Just Might Be Able To Graduate From High School...
alan Review
sonia Rodriguez Lives Each Day Caught Between Two Worlds. As The Only Daughter In The Family, She Struggles To Balance The Demanding Old-world Expectations Of Her Traditional Hispanic Household With The Expectations Of Her Friends And Teachers At Her California High School, As Well As Her Dream To Become The First In Her Family To Graduate. The Trajectory Of Sonia's Life Ultimately Hinges Upon Two Important Eventsher Decision To Focus On Doing Whatever It Takes To Graduate From High School Coupled With A Trip To Mexico To Visit With Her Grandmother. She Notes That The Important Story She Has To Tell Involves Sex And Violence And Drugs . . . . But There Is Love Too. In Telling Her Own Secret Story, Sonia Follows Through On This Promise (directly And Frankly, At Times) And Finds Not Only Her Voice, But Also A Way To Reconcile The Best Of Both Of Her Worlds. Reviewer: Kevin Kienholz
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Social & Family Issues
- Family
- Multigenerational
- Family
- Social & Family Issues
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Author : Sitomer, Alan Lawrence
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :2010-02-09
Number Of Pages : 320
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1423130278
ISBN-13 : 9781423130277
Item weight : 0.1 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.2 in x 7.5 in
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