Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez The Heiress of Water By Sandra Rodriguez Barron Publisher: Rayo (2006) ISBN: 0061142816 It’s rare to find a first book by an author and get the sense that the best is yet to come. Yet Sandra Rodriguez Barron shows off her writing skills in The Heiress of Water in such …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez Grandma’s Chocolate/El Chocolate de Abuelita by Mara Price Piñata Books, 2010 There is a reason why Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press is one of the leading publishers of quality children’s literature in the country. And this book is proof that this tradition will not be going …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez Finding Mañana by Mirta Ojito Resources for Teaching Finding Mañana I have to admit that I first approached Finding Manana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus not so much by thinking of its potential but rather by thinking of the books I’ve enjoyed by Cuban Americans writing about their migration to …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Hector Tobar Hector Tobar’s Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free is everything that a well-researched …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez Dad, Me, and Muhammad Ali by Felix Manuel Rodriguez There is an undeniable charm to this book. First of all, its topic is Muhammad Ali, and who doesn’t love any story about this boxing legend? But there is more to it than that. It revolves around a nine-year old …
