A collection of writings by the poet, novelist, and essayist recalling her childhood spent shuttling between the land of her birth and the family's home in New Jersey.
Little Esmeralda is hoping for a baby doll when the Three Magi bring presents to all the children; but instead, she experiences firsthand the magic of giving and the power of love.
In mid-nineteenth-century Puerto Rico, an old woman and a young village girl conspire to save a runaway African slave by passing her off as the woman's niece.
