El baile de octavo y otros recuerdos = The Eighth Grade Dance and Other Memories
Eleven-year-old Ada De Jesús was on the cusp of her teens when she moved to the Estados Unidos from Puerto Rico. Hurricane Hugo had just decimated the island and her father couldn't find a job. In Chicago, the white dress she arrived in didn't protect her from the snow and frigid temperatures! Constantly exposed to new things, she developed a resilience that served her well. "From one place to another, like riding a bike, if you keep pedaling, you won't fall. " Ada discovered that students in the Estados Unidos were frequently disrespectful to their teachers. At school she often felt like a...
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