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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