Famous Puerto Ricans (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Clarke Newlon
- First Published: 1975
- Time of Work: 1900–1975
- Setting: Puerto Rico and the United States
- Principal Characters: Carmen Maymi, Roberto Clemente, Luis Palés Matos, Herman Badillo, Juan “Chi Chi” Rodríguez, Luis Muñoz Rivera, Teodoro Moscoso, Miriam Colón, Julio Rosado Del Valle, Concha Meléndez
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Social action, Art or artists, Poetry or poets, Politicians, Athletes, Latinos, Biography, Puerto Rico or Puerto Ricans, Diplomacy or diplomats
- Locales: United States, Puerto Rico
Form and Content
In Famous Puerto Ricans, Clarke Newlon takes the young reader far beyond the popular screen image of Puerto Ricans in West Side Story (1961), the musical in which young Puerto Ricans of New York City try to adjust to their new surroundings. “I want to go back to San Juan,” sings one; “I know a boat you can get on,” another replies. These statements vividly relay the struggle any minority group faces in the United States. Newlon’s book, however, shows that not all Puerto Ricans must come to the United States in order to contribute to...
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