Salsa Stories

by Lulu Delacre

Hardcover, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

813

Genres

Children's Books

Fiction

Publication

Scholastic Press (2000), Edition: 1st, 112 pages

Description

A collection of stories within the story of a family celebration where the guests relate their memories of growing up in various Latin American countries. Also contains recipes.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Salsabrarian

At a family and friends New Year’s Day party, Carmen Teresa receives a blank book as a gift from a family friend. All the friends and relatives at the party tell her to fill it with stories, and each adult tells a story from their youth in Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and

Argentina. Latin American recipes of foods mentioned in the stories are included.

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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Wonderful for families, perhaps especially those who have Hispanic neighbors. Very quick read. Most of the recipes look delicious and doable, if you've got kids the right age and can spend some time bonding with them in the kitchen. Would also be good in a classroom.

I just can't get terribly

excited by it, though. I think part of the problem was that the characters were too superficially drawn - I didn't hear different voices for all the different story-tellers, or even for the 'Main' character. It just wasn't engaging.

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