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false <![CDATA[Almost a Woman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171648425m/111099.jpg 111099 9 "Not only for readers who share [Santiago's] experiences but for North Americans who seek to understand what it means to be the other."--The Boston Globe In her new memoir, the acclaimed author of When I Was Puerto Rican continues the riveting chronicle of her emergence from the barrios of Brooklyn to the theaters of Manhattan. "Negi," as Santiago's family affectionately calls her, leaves rural Macún in 1961 to live in a three-room tenement apartment with seven young siblings, an inquisitive grandmother, and a strict mother who won't allow her to date. At thirteen, Negi yearns for her own bed, privacy, and a life with her father, who remains in Puerto Rico. Translating for Mami at the welfare office in the morning, starring as Cleopatra at New York's prestigious Performing Arts High School in the afternoons, and dancing salsa all night, she yearns to find balance between being American and being Puerto Rican. When Negi defies her mother by going on a series of hilarious dates, she finds that independence brings its own set of challenges. At once a universally poignant coming-of-age tale and a brave and heartfelt immigrant's story, Almost a Woman is Santiago's triumphant journey into womanhood. "A universal tale familiar to thousands of immigrants to this country, but made special by Santiago's simplicity and honesty." --The Miami Herald "A courageous memoir. . . . One witnesses. . .the blessings, contradictions and restraints of Puerto Rican culture." --The Washington Post Book World 107018 1998 Almost a Woman total:407|5:126|4:154|3:105|2:19|1:3| 407 1602 546 49 4 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 28 13:37:38 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 02 21:19:11 -0700 2007 However, I found a very different story waiting inside. Santiago's story had elements of every young persons life who's ever be...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 25 17:35:23 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 17:35:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 05:29:59 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 17:29:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 17 19:31:24 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 23 13:18:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 04 16:46:25 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 16:46:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 06 07:23:16 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 07:28:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Dec 15 17:06:30 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 17:10:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 22:20:44 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 22:25:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 17 07:43:20 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 07:51:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 17 16:36:44 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 16:39:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 19 19:27:23 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 19:27:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 21 07:32:17 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 07:32:45 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 04 16:11:09 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 16:11:12 -0800 2008 Almost a Woman begins after thirteen-year-old Esmeralda and her family have moved to Brooklyn from Puerto Rico. Their father has decided to stay on the island, leaving Mami to raise her eight (eventually eleven) children on her own. The book is as much about Esmeralda's entry into womanhood ov...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Mar 06 16:59:03 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 16:59:34 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 29 16:16:39 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 16:15:17 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Dec 25 13:30:36 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 13:32:38 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Mar 06 16:31:35 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 16:32:02 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 15 08:47:20 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 08:50:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 13:16:02 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 06:42:39 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 07:20:04 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 13:53:36 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=111099