![]() ![]() As well, it is about a young Puerto Rican boy, Tomás Lorca, and his sister Fernanda. First of all, I came from a small town, and this book is set in the area of Washington Market in NYC. My twelve-year-old nephew gave me a new copy of the same book for Christmas last year, and though I have to say it has certain drawbacks to my adult taste, I still remember it being one of my first childhood exposures to those growing up in a different culture. It is by Charlene Joy Talbot, with illustrations by Reisie Lonette. The short novel is called Tomás Takes Charge. ![]() Though I had received many books as gifts, other than “baby books” they were mostly soft cover this one was my first “collector-grown-up book,” as I thought of it, because it was hard cover and yet still had illustrations to please my youthful taste. ![]() Back in the day, when I was in primary school (known otherwise as “grade school”) and was doing lots and lots of reading, I got a book as a gift. ![]()
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