A Cup of Water Under My Bed
by Daisy Hernández
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, emotional biography, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
4.5 / 5
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About This Book
It's 1980. Ronald Reagan has been elected president, John Lennon has been shot, and a little girl in New Jersey has been hauled off to English classes. Her teachers and parents and tias are expecting her to become white--like the Italians.
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- Author
- Daisy Hernández
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 185
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- Source
- Open Library
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