| Definition: | | Caramelo This lively family novel concerns the Reyes clan, including the Awful Grandmother, Soledad. Her granddaughter Lala delves into her grandmother`s history as she recounts various colorful episodes in the family history, concluding that, awful though some of her relatives may be, she is blessed to be part of a large, close-knit--and often very entertaining--family. Sandra Cisneros has based this saga in part on her own large Mexican-American family. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. more details ... |
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