THIS STORY OF SEPARATION AND SACRIFICE could not be more timely: a young writer’s thoughtful memoir of finishing high school and college in the US on her own, after her parents had to return to Mexico, emphasizes the human costs of public policy. B PLUS
Today in Writing History December 20, 1954: Sandra Cisneros, American author and poet was born. Her work explores the Chicana identity, immigration, poverty, misogyny and the challenges of having a bicultural identity.