Questions:
- Explain how Rita grows within in the chapter of "Bad Influence."
- Ritas story titled Bad Influence is the only story that Rita is mentioned in. Why do you think the author did this? How do you feel it contributes or takes away from the book itself?
- Did the Spanish words add to the book or take away from it? Why or why not? What are some specific examples?
You see:
Rita
Papa Juan
Mama Ana
Johnny Ruiz
Meli
Rita's mother
Angela
Maribel Hernandez Jones
Setting and Images
Sarah Clawson (asleep)
Links:
An Island Like You
Beauty Lessons
The One Who Watches
An Hour With Abuelo
Catch the Moon
Abuela Invents the Zero
Matoa's Mirror
Don Jose Of La Mancha
White Balloons
Home to the El Building
A Job For Valentin
Arturo's Flight