SUGGESTED SUMMER READING FOR STUDENTS OF SPANISH
All students enrolled in Spanish classes in the Upper School will
find the following of interest for their cultural content. These
are English translations of the works of well known writers.
Isabel Allende
The House of the Spirits
The Daughter of Fortune
Paula
Julia Alvarez
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent
In the Time of the Butterflies
Sandra Cisneros
The House on Mango Street
Gabriel García Márquez
any novel or collection of stories
Juan Ramón Jimenez
Platero and I
Angeles Mastreta
Mexican Bolero
Rigoberta Menchú
I, Rigoberta
Gary Paulsen
Hermanas (bilingual version)
Esmeralda Santiago
When I was Puertorican
Yo
SOME MOVIES OF INTEREST
All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)
Before Night Falls
The Crime of Father Amaro (El crimen del Padre Amaro)
El Gringo
El Norte
Julio y su angel
Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate)
Men with Guns
Speak to Her (Hable con ella)
Tango