My Name Is Maria Isabel

By Alma Flor Ada
Reading Level: Early Elementary School, Late Elementary SchoolGenre: Fiction
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks 1993
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Maria Isabel rejects the decision to be called "Mary" at school. This story combines the struggle of a Puerto Rican family's efforts to improve their life with a shared sense of pride in their heritage.