Uses the five themes of geography to look at Puerto Rico, discussing the country's location, physical and human features, transportation, human-environment interaction, and regions.
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 Puerto Rican-born author shares recollections of the bilingual, bicultural childhood she experienced, moving between her island home and New Jersey as a result of her father's Navy career.
Because her mother wants her to be part of the world of high society in their native Puerto Rico, nine-year-old Teresa attends a private school but loses her best friend.
