Isabel's Hand-Me-Down Dreams (2nd ed.)

Uprooted from Puerto Rico to Spanish Harlem in New York City at the age of three, Isabel and her siblings are raised by their single mother and grandmother in a stifling home environment that paradoxically fosters her imagination. Without support and guidance in a teeming metropolis where few understand their language and culture, Isabel learns to rely on her own convictions to overcome adversity against reason and others' discouragement. Her journey is marked by unexpected turns, blind faith, a