![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And so just the way my mom called me to come in when I was little, "Moniquita! Moniquita!" and my friends would tease me and laugh and call me "Moniquita." So I was aware of that, for sure. And we had a neighborhood that was mixed with many ethnicities, but I do believe we were the only Hispanic family on the block. I was very aware of being Latina, and of having a North American father and a South American mother. Seuss, and I liked any sort of fantasy and ghost stories and adventure, which is interesting, because now I enjoyed writing a magical realist book for children, Chavela and the Magic Bubble.īut actually, there was this book and it was a religious book that I loved, and it was the story of Esther, and I think part of why I loved it is because she was so dark and looked more like me, and it was my only book with a character like her. ![]()
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