Books On Tape

Categories: Fiction - Coming Of Age, Fiction - Hispanic & Latino
Tags: chicago, short stories, coming of age, latino, vignettes, hispanic, young adult, ya, literature, family, women, realistic fiction, poverty, american, mexican american, multicultural, mexican americans, poetry, 20th century, latina, contemporary fiction, contemporary, american literature, memoir, girls, classic, bildungsroman, classics, illinois, race

In hardcover for the first time--on the tenth anniversary of its initial publication--the greatly admired and bestselling book about a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, this novel depicts a new American landscape through its multiple characters.