Caramelo

Author: Sandra Cisneros

Every year, the three Reyes sons and their families drive to the home of the Awful Grandmother and the Little Grandfather in Mexico City. The youngest of many cousins, Lala is also the most curious. Did the Little Grandfather really lose those very ribs in a terrible battle? And why is the Awful Grandmother’s special treasure still unfinished?….Read More

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