num_pages: 165
description: Twelve stories about young people caught between their Puerto Rican heritage and their American surroundings
language: English
title: An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio
titlecomplete: An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Short Stories, Coming Of Age, Cultural, School, Juvenile, Young Adult, Family, Fiction
ratings_count: 471
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Pura Belpré Award
category: Narrative
publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc