An island like you : stories of the barrio / Judith Ortiz Cofer.
| Author/creator | Cofer, Judith Ortiz |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Orchard Books, ©1995. |
| Description | 165 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Day in the barrio -- Bad influence -- Arturo's flight -- Beauty lessons -- Catch the moon -- An hour with Abuelo -- The one who watches -- Matoa's mirror -- Don Jose of La Mancha -- Abuela invents the zero -- A job for Valentin -- Home to El Building -- White balloons. |
| Abstract | Twelve stories about young people caught between their Puerto Rican heritage and their American surroundings. |
| General note | "A Melanie Kroupa book"--verso t.p. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 7-12 |
| LCCN | 94032496 |
| ISBN | 0531068978 : |
| ISBN | 0531087476 (lib. bdg.) : |