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In Primas a little girl lives in two opposite worlds. There's the house where she lives with her father and grandmother that is full of beautiful and expensive things, but rather quiet. Then there's her other grandmother's house where her prima (cousin) lives, which is always brimming with people--those who live there as well as those who drop by for an afternoon meal or to hear the latest neighborhood gossip. She loves her prima's world. But when she does something she regrets, she must confront her feelings of guilt. Eventually, she realizes she is very lucky to be able to move gracefully between two such wonderful worlds.
About the author
ELISA AMADO is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written
My Friend (
Mi amiga), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano;
Un Barrilete para el Día de los Muertos /
Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead;
Cousins (
Primas), illustrated by Luis Garay; and
Tricycle (
El triciclo), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, which is on the Américas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She lives in Toronto.
Summary
La niña al centro de esta historia vive entre dos mundos. De un lado está su casa, donde vive con su papá latinoamericano y su abuela norteamericana. Su mamá murió cuando ella nació. Allí hay muchas cosas bonitas, muchos libros y mucho dinero. En el otro lado esta la casa de su otra abuela, donde vive su prima con su propia madre y mucha gente más. Esta es una casa católica, donde las posesiones materiales no son especialmente importantes. Aquí la casa siempre está llena de gente, tanto los que viven en la casa como todos aquellos que vienen por una refacción generosa por la tarde y por un poco de buen chisme.
