In Between: One Teen, Two Cultures

Through the eyes of a Brazilian-American teenager, this memoir explores various multicultural issues. Travel, family relationships, parenting, second language learning and social customs are interwoven in the story. P.T. Rezende’s perceptions of his bicultural life are quite revealing. Right after his high school graduation his mother took him to visit her Brazilian family. Naturally a month feels like a long time at a young age. During that period, he reflects on a series of events and his...