The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico - Softcover

McCoy, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0307460177 ISBN 13: 9780307460172

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY), 2010

Synopsis

Rare Book

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Review:

This touching coming-of-age debut novel transcends borders and times. Readers will laugh and cry along with Verdita as she navigates a tumultuous adolescence, easily identifying with her problems and struggles. As a result, the novel will appeal to a wide range of readers, and the addition of discussion questions is a plus for book groups."
- Library Journal review

"The book is ripe with the lush island's landscape, culture, and foods, as well as the political upheaval of the 1960s. Verdita's experience, though, is universal, as she must reconcile both the passion she witnesses and the changes in her own body with a child's perspective of the world. McCoy's intoxicating novel is perfect for multicultural literature classes and best compares with Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street (Knopf, 1994) and Julia Alvarez's How the García Girls Lost Their Accents (Penguin, 1992)."
- School Library Journal review

"Beautiful...steeped in Puerto Rican culture and rich in authentic detail, McCoy's debut captures the essence of life in Puerto Rico."
- Booklist

"McCoy's lyrical writing is absorbing"
- Publishers Weekly review

"Sarah McCoy tells a story of magic, myth, and mystery amid political and cultural unrest. You can't help loving Verdita, the world she comes from and the world she yearns for. A delightful debut by a promising and saucy new writer."
- Sheri Reynolds, author of A Gracious Plenty and Oprah's Book Club Rapture of Canaan

"Like snow in Puerto Rico, this novel is a rare pleasure. A sparkling debut by a writer who possesses a feel for place and time, a sense of the sacrifices love calls us to, and an uncommon talent for mapping the territory of the heart."
- Janet Peery, author of Alligator Dance and National Book Award Finalist The River Beyond the World

"Sarah McCoy has written a story so replete with sensuality, so infused with love and community, so exquisitely observant and poetic, the reader can only wish for a package tour to the dream that is Verdita's life."
- Sandra Scofield, author of Occasions of Sin and National Book Award Finalist Beyond Deserving

About the Author:

SARAH MCCOY is the family columnist for Your Health Monthly magazine and has taught writing courses at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and at the University of Texas in El Paso. As a child, she spent much time in Puerto Rico visiting her mother's family. She lives in El Paso with her husband.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0307460177
• ISBN 13: 9780307460172
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224