Mohr, Nicholasa

Eight interrelated short stories concerned with the people of the Puerto Rican community of New York City.

Feeling like an outsider when she visits her relatives in Puerto Rico for the first time, eleven-year-old Felita tries to come to terms with the heritage she always took for granted.

The everyday experiences of an eight-year-old Puerto Rican girl growing up in a close-knit urban community.

Eight interrelated short stories concerned with the people of the Puerto Rican community of New York City.

A young girl growing up in Spanish Harlem in the 1940's watches the secure world of her childhood years slowly erode away.

Feeling like an outsider when she visits her relatives in Puerto Rico for the first time, eleven-year-old Felita tries to come to terms with the heritage she always took for granted.

When his family moves from the Dominican Republic to New York City, Jaime uses his uncle's magical shell to call up happy memories.