Article: American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood. (Across Cultures).(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Review)

Article: Well-written `American Chica' digs into bicultural ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 13, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Well-written `American Chica' digs into bicultural heritage ... Sentinel Sunday, May 13, 2001 American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood ... Clapp). Unlike most memoirs, "American Chica" is based on more than memory ...

Article: American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood
Americas;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood, by ... Dial Press, 2001. I picked up American Chica one Saturday evening and didn't ... dispensation from the Pope." An American chica raised in two worlds and an outsider ...

Article: `American Chica,' by Marie Arana; Dell.(Knight ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ..."American Chica" is the story of bridges _ across ... wonder of this tale," Arana says. "American Chica" is also a lesson in history. Arana ... single most compelling aspect of "American Chica" is Arana's writing. She takes ...

Article: Paperback memoirs: `A Girl Named Zippy,' `American ...
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  July 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... slumber parties to Sunday school, as well as family and friends, with generous warmth and wit. A HYBRID HISPANIC ``American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood,'' by Marie Arana (Delta, $12.95, paperback): Although Arana grew up in the Peru ...

Article: Macintyre, Ben. Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, ...
Kliatt;  July 1, 2008 ;     631 words ...MACINTYRE, Ben. Agent Zigzag; a true story of Nazi espionage, love, and betrayal. Read by John Lee. 9 cds. 11 hrs. Books on Tape. 2007. 978-1-4159-4287-1. $100.00. Vinyl; plot notes. SA Eddie Chapman was a small-time crook and a big-time womanizer. He also had an incredible memory and nerves of

Article: Peter.(Young Adult Review)
The Horn Book Magazine;  September 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ...In this new column I propose to do some heavy breathing. The subject will be controversial books and issues in young-adult literature, focusing not only on sex and censorship but also on debatable matters of literary style and other social and intellectual concerns. With the help of informants on

Article: Bifocal.(Young adult review)(Book review)
ForeWord;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Work Title: Bifocal Work Author(s): Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters Fitzhenry & Whiteside 282 pages, Hardcover $17.95 Young Adult ISBN: 9781554550364 Reviewer: Heather Shaw Is it a longing for order, ethnic magnetism, or adolescent xenophobia that makes high school lunchrooms such showcases for