Rain of Gold Victor Villaseor Bless Me Ultima

Rain of Gold Victor Villaseñor Bless Me, Ultima Like Water For Chocolate The Education Of Little Tree The Hundred Secret Senses Lupe, and Juan Salvador and their families Rudolfo Anaya Laura Esquivel Forrest Carter Amy Tan Antonio and Ultima Tita, and Pedro Little Tree and Grandparents Kwan, Olivia, and Father

Struggles of Life Like Water for Chocolate Mexico Rain of Gold The Hundred Bless me, Ultima Secret Senses The Education of Little Tree U. S. A. Challenges to survive Strive to be Free

Contrast Time Period Age Culture Spiritual beliefs Family Size Economic status

Comparison Strong woman Their own cultural traditions Elders educate the young Struggle to survive

Like Water for Chocolate Likes Dislikes » I liked the authors style of writing and the way each knew chapter was a month of the year and started with a recipe. » There were a little to many recipes and some were too long. » The way the author described emotion. » shows strength and survival. » shows conflict and rebellion. » love story. Laura Esquivel » descriptive enough to keep you involved.

Likes » How I was able to recognize some of the names of places where the families lived and traveled through. This gave me a visual of these places. » Dislikes » I disliked the way the writer went from one separate family to another separate family without an introduction. The writer switched back and forth from families without notice.

Likes » Intelligent kid » The way Ultima helped Antonio » Strong women Dislikes » The fact that Antonio witnessed the death of people he liked.

Likes The Education of Little Tree » It is a good book to read to your family. » The family is very nature like » it used vocabulary that I understood » they showed how they survived. Dislikes » it was hard for me to get into the book at the beginning. Forrest Carter

Likes » The font on the book was big and easy to read. » The father thought of his daughter he left behind. » Kwan always tried to learn new things. » Olivia grew to understand Kwan. Dislikes » Father left her behind for so long. » Olivia told her secret when she promised that she wouldn’t tell.