A book review by Alicja Duda
What was the most difficult decision you ever had to make? Did it change your life for better or for worse?
Call Me María is a coming-of-age story about a young girl who lives with her Mami and Papi along the rich and exotic coast of Puerto Rico. However, María’s precious charismatic life on the tropical island is soon brought to a stand-still when her Papi, though loving toward his family and Puerto Rico, feels deprived of his city life in America and decides to move back to his home in New York. For young María, this becomes a decision that will change the direction of her life. Does she choose to continue living with her Mami or does she choose to accompany her Papi? Does she choose her home in Puerto Rico or America?
Written in poems and letters, author Judith Ortiz Cofer is able to bring normally touchy topics to the table in a personal, relatable, and even humorous way. Call Me María conveys the journey in which both María and the reader take to discover the beauty of growing up and the true meaning of love.
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