In this memoir, a compilation of new stories and two previously published short-story collections, Alma Flor Ada vividly portrays her unconventional childhood in Cuba. Author's note. Glossary. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations.
Topics Alma Flor Ada (1938- ). Childhood and youth. Homes and haunts. Cuba. Twentieth-century authors. Biography and autobiography. Cuban American women. Families. Cuban social life and customs. Cuban intellectual life.
SRC Level 9.200000
SRC Points 11.000000
Lexile NC1080L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-08-24
JLG Release Date Sep 2015
Minimum grade 3
Maximum grade 5
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
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