description: Ilsa K. López Vallés’ Stories from Here and There is both an entertaining and instructional book. The stories either set in Puerto Rico or the United States offer diverse subjects of interest particularly to bilingual and bicultural audiences. The humorous, dramatic, suspenseful are told with great simplicity and specificity. The universality of its subjects, the diversity of literary genres and the multiplicity of themes should capture any reading audience looking for a satisfying, entertaining read. All the stories are accompanied by illustrations, discussion questions, fill-in-the-blanks exercises, essay questions and crossword puzzles that make the book an ideal and fun tool for intermediate to advanced English students at the junior high school and high school levels and for college and adult education courses.    Anyone interested in knowing some idiosyncrasies of the Hispanic culture should consider these ten “I Gotcha”, “Dilemma”, “My Second Language Ordeal”, “María’s Crackers”, “My New School”, “The Graduation Dress”, “The Summer Vacation”, “The Wedding Day”, “The Creeper” and “The Illegitimate Son” a wonderful introduction to them. Stories from Here and There is the first book of a promising young writer that should become a significant voice of the Latino experience.
language: English
title: Stories from Here and There
titlecomplete: Stories from Here and There
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publisher: Wiley