Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. She is very happy to go but she is going to miss her friends and her hometown. Jul 20, 20 going home, the sequel to felita by nicholasa mohr. Buy going home book online at best prices in india on. Dial books for young readers, 1986 puerto ricans 192 pages. Going home in this sequel to felita, felitas going to puerto rico.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Nicholasa mohr has written many books, primarily aimed towards young adults, and has won numerous awards for her writing. Sep 25, 2018 it is the second book in a series, but stands alone. Buy going home by nicholasa mohr online at alibris. Going home by nicholasa mohr nook book ebook barnes. I recommend this book felita to a friend because if you. By the time summer has ended, felita is beginning to feel at home with herself and her puerto rican heritage. Going home this ebook list for those who looking for to read going home, you can read or download in pdf, epub or mobi. Buy going home book online at low prices in india going. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Going home, the sequel to felita by nicholasa mohr. Summary of going home felita in my book she is going to puerto rico. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jul 22, 2019 going home by nicholasa mohr, 1999, puffin books edition, in english. Nicholasa mohrs nilda is in the running to be new york. Turner, faythe, puerto rican writers at home in the usa. Buy a cheap copy of going home book by nicholasa mohr. Nicholasa mohr is one of the most widely published puerto rican writers in the united. Going home going home audiobook, by nicholasa mohr. Heath anthology of american literaturenicholasa mohr author.
Going home audiobook by nicholasa mohr, read by eileen. Felitas parents promise she will love their new neighborhood. Felita by nicholasa mohr, ray cruz, paperback barnes. Immediately download the nicholasa mohr summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching nicholasa mohr. Click to read more about going home by nicholasa mohr. Heath anthology of american literaturenicholasa mohr author page. Can noahs tactics heal a shattered faith before she runs away again. Morgan has done what every good prepper should do if they have a job that takes them away from home. Nicholasa mohr born november 1, 1938 is one of the best known nuyorican writers, born in the united states to puerto rican parents. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The new neighborhood is nothing like her old one, people there are rude to felita and her family and some of her neighbors are racist.
Nicholasa mohr has 21 books on goodreads with 4840 ratings. Read going home by nicholasa mohr available from rakuten kobo. Buy the paperback book going home by nicholasa mohr at indigo. Going home audiobook by nicholasa mohr, read by eileen stevens. Nicholasa mohr achieved critical acclaim with her first novel, nilda, published in 1973. Jun 02, 1986 im reading going home by nicholasa mohr, what i has read is about that they are planning to go to puerto rico, a propoced that his dad tell to fefita family long time ago. She is allowed to stay there the whole summer with ther uncle and she discovers the pains and pleasures of being there. They are also moving from a more hispanic neighborhood to a white neighborhood. I think this book was a great and sad book because it tells u about racesism and how people treat other races. Written by nicholasa mohr, audiobook narrated by eileen stevens. Issues of race, religion and machismo are realistically and movingly depicted in this. Morgan has a get home bag and pretty much anything you could imagine him needing is packed away in here.
Going home kindle edition by nicholasa mohr author 3. Jan 01, 1979 i think this book was a great and sad book because it tells u about racesism and how people treat other races. In this sequel to felita, felitas going to puerto rico. At the start of the book, felitas family is moving to a nicer part of the city with better schools and where her father promises her a better life. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nicholasa mohr books online. A novella and stories, 1975 felita, 1999 going home, 1999 in nueva york, 1991 magic shell, 1995 a matter of pride and other stories, 1997 nilda, 1973. When nicholasa mohr s young adult novel nilda first appeared in 1973, it received accolades from the new york times and the american library association. Its like a dream to her, although shell miss her friends. At the age of seven, i got a library card and discovered the wonderful world of books at the public library. Nicholasa mohr has written many books, primarily aimed towards young.
From 1988 through 1991, she taught at queens college, city university of new. Born to parents who came to new york city with the massive migration during world war ii, mohr grew up in the bronx and studied art at the students art league. Sep 26, 2007 going home by nicholasa mohr, 9780146445, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Felita is sent to puerto rico for the summer to meet and live with relatives. In 1973, she became the first latina woman in the 20th century to have her literary works published by the major commercial publishing houses, and has had the longest creative writing career of any latin female writer for these publishing houses. Remembering that there were no books about puerto rican children or our culture, i decided to take the challenge. Going home by nicholasa mohr and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Editions of going home by nicholasa mohr goodreads. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit. Mohr, nicholasa puerto rican diaspora enciclopediapr. One of the two things i can say kept coming back to me as i was reading this book are morgans supplies. They get discriminated all the time and even her brother gets beaten up, so they decide to go back to their original neighborhood. Her uncles small village is boring, and none of the girls wants to be friends with an outsi. But she gradually finds a way to fit in, and by summers end, felita knows she will miss her new friends and her.
Going home is book 1 in the the brides of webster county series. Nicholasa mohr born november 1, 1938 is one of the best known nuyorican writers. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. She is frightened at first, then bored, but finally realizes that her familys hom. Everything in felitas life seems to change the year she turns twelve. But she gradually finds a way to fit in, and by summers end, felita knows she will miss her new friends and her homeland. In 1973 she became the first hispanic woman to have her literary works published by the large publishing houses.
But she gradually finds a way to fit in, and by summers end, felita knows she will. When felita turns 12, her mother becomes increasingly strict with her, insisting. When they arrive in their new apartment, the neighbors are brutally mean to them. This book teaches you how people used to judge you for the race you were and since felita was puerto rican her family had to move so they moved to a block that had no puerto ricans and one day she was playing with some girls and their parents yelled at them because they were playing. Grade 58 this book marks the return of felita dial, 1979, the title character of mohrs previous book about a puerto rican family in new york. Only abuelita, her grandmother, understands how much felita will miss her old block. But she gradually finds a way to fit in, and by summers end, felita knows she will miss her. A classic novel of a puerto rican girl coming of age in new york city. Felita 1979, her first novel intentionally aimed at younger readers, and its sequel, going home 1986, are the best known in this category. Felita and going home are, in fact, aimed at an adolescent audience.
Going home 9780440414346 by mohr, nicholasa and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Going home by nicholasa mohr, 9780146445, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. When felita turns 12, her mother becomes increasingly strict with her, insisting on having her brother accompany her visits with her first boy friend vinny. In the second book going home, felita is now 11 years old and her family is going to puerto rico. I was an avid reader and enjoyed reading about the adventures of young people, but i never found a book that included puerto ricans or, for that matter, other latinos. Her uncles small village is boring, and none of the girls wants to be friends with an outsider. Going home by nicholasa mohr by nicholasa mohr by nicholasa mohr by nicholasa mohr. Nicholasa mohr books, author biography, and reading level. It explains how she works through her problems with the help of her family. Named an outstanding book of the year by the new york times and one of the best books of the year by the american library association in 1973 when it was first published, nicholasa mohrs classic novel about life as an immigrant in new york city offers a poignant look at one young girls experiences.
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