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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2005
Gr 4-8 Covering a year in the life of a Depression-era girl in a Hispanic household in rural New Mexico, this book is a tribute to a quiet heroine. As children of the real Cecilia, the authors offer an episodic account of a 14-year-old who desperately wants to go to high school at a time when most girls were expected to work at home. The ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More