Cinnamon Girl: Letters Found Inside a Cereal Box

by Juan Felipe HERRERA

pap. $9.99. ISBN 9780062447593.

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Gr 9 Up—Originally published in 2005, this Americas Award winner was recently reissued for the 9/11 anniversary. A contemplative novel in verse by the 2015–16 U.S. Poet Laureate, the work follows Yolanda, a Puerto Rican young woman, in the aftermath of the attack on the Twin Towers. Through letters and poems, readers experience Yolanda's loss. Her family's strength amid tragedy will touch readers.

Reviewed by Shelley M. Diaz , Feb 01, 2017

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