A collection of stories captures the lives of different teenagers growing up in the barrio, including Rita, who goes to live with her grandparents in Puerto Rico; Luis, who spends his days working at his father's junkyard; and Sandra, who tries to rediscover her natural Latino beauty. Reprint.
Stories of life in a Puerto Rican barrio in New Jersey focus on the young people of El Building, who, caught between two cultures, confront life in various ways. By the author of Silent Dancing.