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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2013
Joseph's The Color of My Words (rev. 9/00) portrayed a gifted twelve-year-old living under an oppressive Dominican Republic regime; here, an older girl must leave the island. Nina's Mami sends her to join her brother Darrio in New York, imagining she'll snag a wealthy husband -- a doctor, or a pro baseball player. Unfortunately, Darrio's reality is nothing like Mami's dreams. While people in Washington Heights, Nina finds, are "Dominicanos like me," a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013 | Older Fiction
Nina's Mami sends her from the Dominican Republic to join her brother Darrio in New York, imagining she'll snag a wealthy husband. Unfo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
