Friday, July 18, 2008

An Island Like You Stories of the Barrio


Bibliographical Information

Ortiz Cofer, J. (1995). An island like you stories of the barrio. New York: Orchard Books.

Genre

Realistic Fiction

Format

Book

Summary

Twelve stories about young people caught between their Puerto Rican heritage and their American surroundings.

Curriculum Connection

ELA4W3- ELA5W3

b. Locates information in reference texts by using organizational features (i.e., prefaces, appendices, indices, glossaries, and tables of contents).

Award Information

Pura Belpre 1996

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