01652cam a2200361 i 4500 623926130 TxAuBib 20140531120000.0 ||||||s1999||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9933347 9780375705267 paperback 0375705260 paperback TXKPL eng rda TXKPL TxAuBib rda Santiago, Esmeralda. Casi una mujer [Almost a woman] / Esmeralda Santiago. New York : Vintage Espanol Vintage Books, 1999. 312 pages. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Spanish language materials. From a three room apartment in Brooklyn occupied by ten family members, Esmeralda Santiago begins a journey that is both a triumphant struggle for identity and independence and a mother's worst nightmare. Challenged by language barriers, cultural stereotypes, and the extremely protective Mami, Santiago continues the rollicking ascent she began in "When I Was Puerto Rican". Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.9 20 35178. 20140531. Santiago, Esmeralda Childhood and youth. Puerto Rican women New York (State) New York Biography. Puerto Ricans New York (State) New York Biography. Spanish language materials. New York (N.Y.) Biography. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Biography. Biographies. lcgft TXKPL