Home for Navidad

By Ziefert, Harriet

Publishers Summary:
Ten-year-old Rosa hopes that her mother, whom she has not seen for three years, will leave her job in New York and come home to Santa Catarina, Mexico, for Christmas and maybe even longer. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used.

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ISBN
978-0-61834-976-0
Publisher
Lorraine Houghton


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2003

Gr 1-3 Ten-year-old Rosa lives with her grandmother, brother, and uncle in a small Mexican village. Her mother works as a cleaning woman in New York, and has not been home in three years. When Rosa receives Mama's letter promis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on September 1, 2003

Ten-year-old Rosa lives in a rural village outside Mexico City with her grandmother, her uncle, and her little brother. In a matter-of-fact, first-person narrative, she tells of eagerly awaiting the return of her mother, who has been working in New York City for three years to earn money for the family. Z...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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