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035			_a(OCoLC)41049680
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050	1	0	_aF128.9.P85 _bS267 1999
100	1		_aSantiago, Esmeralda. _916337
245	1	0	_aAlmost a woman / _cEsmeralda Santiago.
250			_a1st Vintage Books ed.
260			_aNew York : _bVintage Books, _c1999.
300			_axiv, 314 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
500			_aContinues: When I was Puerto Rican; continued by: The Turkish lover.
520			_a"Negi," as the author's family affectionately calls her, leaves rural Macun in 1961 to live in a three-bedroom tenement apartment with seven siblings, an inquisitive grandmother, & a strict mother who won't allow her to date. At thirteen, Negi yearns for her own bed, privacy, & her father, who remains in Puerto Rico. Translating for Mami at the welfare office in the morning, starring as Cleopatra at New York's Performing Arts High School in the afternoon, & dancing salsa all night, she also seeks to find balance between being American & Puerto Rican. When Negi defies her mother by going on a series of dates, she finds the independence brings challenges. At one a universally poignant coming-of-age tale & a heartfelt immigrant's story, this book is the author's journey into womanhood.
600	1	0	_aSantiago, Esmeralda _xChildhood and youth. _916338
650		0	_aPuerto Rican women _zNew York (State) _zNew York _vBiography. _916339
650		0	_aPuerto Ricans _zNew York (State) _zNew York _vBiography. _916340
651		0	_aNew York (N.Y.) _vBiography. _97705
651		0	_aBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.) _vBiography. _916341
700	1		_aSantiago, Esmeralda. _tWhen I was Puerto Rican. _916342
700	1		_aSantiago, Esmeralda. _tTurkish lover. _916343
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