Look Both Ways in the Barrio Blanco, Judith Robbins Rose
Look Both Ways in the Barrio Blanco, Judith Robbins Rose
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Look Both Ways in the Barrio Blanco

Author: Judith Robbins Rose

Narrator: Marisol Ramirez

Unabridged: 6 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/08/2015


Synopsis

With humor and sensitivity, a debut novelist explores the coming of age of a girl caught between two cultures as she finds the courage to forge a new destiny."Miss, will you be my Amiga?" Amiga means "friend" in Spanish, but at the youth center, it meant a lady to take you places. I never asked myself if two people as different as Miss and me could ever really be amigas.When Jacinta Juarez is paired with a rich, famous mentor, she is swept away from the diapers and dishes of her own boring life into a world of new experiences. But crossing la linea into Miss's world is scary. Half of Jacinta aches for the comfort of Mamá and the familiar safety of the barrio, while the other half longs to embrace a future that offers more than cleaning stuff for white people.When her family is torn apart, Jacinta needs to bring the two halves of herself together to win back everything she holds dear. Can she channel the power she's gained from Miss and the strength she's inherited from Mamá to save her shattered home life?

About Judith Robbins Rose

Judith Robbins Rose has a BA in broadcast journalism from San Diego State University. She lives with her husband and two sons in the Denver area, where she volunteers as a fund-raiser to develop facilities for low-income communities and acts as a mentor and tutor for at-risk youth. This is her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol

I bought this book after hearing the author read the opening pages. The voice caught me immediately - clear, charming, and authentic. But when I sat down to read, I discovered a story that was so much more. A girl child whose world is too small. She chooses to crash through those confining walls for......more

Goodreads review by Angie

I had my doubts starting this one, but Judith Robbins Rose approaches the subject in a real and responsible way. She doesn't force a white savior complex, but instead illustrates the effects of one life on another. It's also filled with gems of wisdom that are digestible to younger students. I look......more