作者:Elisa Amado / Luis Garay
出版社:Publishers Group West
出版日期:2004年
語言:英文
ISBN:9780888994592
頁數:32頁
裝訂:精裝
規格:21*28.2 cm
The child at the heart of this story lives between two worlds. On one hand is her house, where she lives with her Latin American father and North American maternal grandmother. Her mother died when she was born. Here there is plenty of money as well as many beautiful things and lots of books. On the other hand is her other grandmother's house, where her best friend and cousin lives with her own mother and many others. This is a Catholic household, where material possessions aren't especially important. Here the house is always full of people - those who live in the house as well as those who come by for a generous afternoon feast and a good gossip.
Despite all her possessions at home, the world of her cousin's house arouses all kinds of emotions in the child. She loves the Catholic world in which her cousin lives. She is especially fond of the statue of the baby Jesus and a moonstone rosary. She is also envious of her cousin's forthcoming first communion.
All these feelings come to a head when she steals the rosary and must confront her awful feelings of guilt...as well as the realization that she is a very lucky child to be able to move between two such wonderful worlds.
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