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Perez, Amada Irma

My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito

32 pp. | Children's | August, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-89239-164-2 $$15.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. As the oldest and only girl in her family, the determined narrator not only dreams of having her own room, she finds a way to make it happen. With her mother's permission and her four brothers' help, she transforms a storage closet into a small bedroom. The bilingual first-person text realistically portrays a child who takes charge and makes changes. The art's curved lines and warm colors add to the sense of family unity and security.

Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2000