La canción de Paloma para Puerto Rico: un diario de 1898

by Adriana Erin Rivera, Eugenia Nobati (Illustrator)

Overview

En 1898, Paloma, una niña de doce años, y su familia afrontan la llegada de soldados estadounidenses a su isla natal de Puerto Rico mientras se libran los combates de la guerra hispano-estadounidense. In 1898, twelve-year-old Paloma and her family cope with the arrival of US soldiers on their home island of Puerto Rico as fighting rages during the Spanish-American War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798875235573
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2025
Series:	Nuestras Voces
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Adriana Erin Rivera is a New York-based author of Puerto Rican descent. Her writing has been published in the New York Metro, Latina Magazine, and Footwear News. She is also a singer and songwriter and has written theatrical pieces that have been performed on New York City stages. A magna cum laude graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Marketing Communications. Her debut novel Swing Sets, a coming-of-age story, was inspired by her own inner child. Adriana loves to travel and always enjoys visiting Puerto Rico.

Eugenia Nobati was born in Buenos Aires, where she still lives and works.

She starts as a Graphic Designer until 1998 when she decides to dedicate herself exclusively to Illustration.

Since then she has been drawing and painting everything from postage stamps to packaging, character design and animation backgrounds. Specialized in illustration of children's books, her work has been published in nine countries and more than fifty books.

Interviews

Created in close collaboration with curators at Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Latino;

Editorial Reviews

A young Puerto Rican girl witnesses her island’s transition from ­Spanish colony to U.S. territory in this richly detailed historical fiction novel. ­Twelve-year-old Paloma’s diary entries express the hopes and fears of her entire homeland as war for control of Puerto Rico reaches her coffee farm home. Will the new U.S. r­egime preserve native culture and offer self-rule? The answer comes in the novel’s final chapter, set 27 years ahead in 1925, as adult Paloma—now living in New York City—reflects on the fate of her family and the impact of U.S. rule. The Puerto Rico of Paloma’s youth is vividly realized, from the mango trees and chickens she tends to the colorful bustle of the marketplace where her family sells eggs and plantains. Spanish terms are woven throughout the narrative, a bit unevenly: some terms are defined as part of the narrative, some through grayscale spot art, some in the glossary. Additional back matter includes discussion questions and a QR code link to Smithsonian Museum resources on Puerto Rican history. Publisher notes indicate this is the first entry in a series depicting key moments in American history from a young Latinx character’s perspective. VERDICT Ideal as a classroom read-aloud and recommended for libraries seeking to expand their collection on Latinx history and culture.

School Library Journal - Marybeth Kozikowski