tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682235492650584657.post622280712170239812..comments2024-01-11T07:26:42.433-05:00Comments on Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf: Amigas: Fifteen Candles by Veronica ChambersTesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501947064278343128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682235492650584657.post-69990660984349209202010-09-15T22:22:26.382-04:002010-09-15T22:22:26.382-04:00You might also want to check out "Sister Chic...You might also want to check out "Sister Chicas", a collaborative novel by three Latina writers: Lisa Alvarado, Ann Hagman Cardinal and Jane Alberdeston Coralin. The novel was published by New American Library/Penguin Books in 2006 and shines a brilliant light on the lives of three Latina girls living in Chicago. In the story, Taina's mother is forcing Taina to have a quinceanera (sweet 15). Taina enlists the aid of her two best friends (her only friends-- Graciela (the writer) and Leni (the photographer-punk rocker). In the midst of their plans for a sweet 15 celebration that fits shy-girl Taina's personality, the three Sister Chicas also grapple with new love, their identities (what it means to be Latina), new opportunities for change in their lives, and the ins and outs of friendship. <br /><br />Try this book too! I know you will love it!<br /><br />Jane (one of the three authors)JAlberdestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729554806768074119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682235492650584657.post-50908693964937610392010-09-10T12:36:57.831-04:002010-09-10T12:36:57.831-04:00Great review. I have not heard of this book before...Great review. I have not heard of this book before, but the cover looks like it's a lot of fun. Also fun to learn more about the history of lating custom. The adventures also sound very good and adds a little twist to the story.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698452908549878264noreply@blogger.com