I think you are looking for literary works that don't have too high
of a reading level? I read Aura in college by Carlos Fuentes, but I
will confess I don't rememebr much about it. I remember it was
really short, almost a novella, and easy to read, but quite literary.
La Linea is a YA novel about a mexian boy crossing the border and
his sister tagging along. it just came out recently so the kids
probably haven't read it.
have you thought of searching the internet for latin american
literature syllabi from colleges? most are posted on open sources
where you can search yahoo for them. this might help you create a
list of maybes.
also, I would consider the GGM short story about the drowned man. i
can't remember it but the women on an island fall in love with a
drowned man that washes on the shore. that way you can expose them
to the master without having them read the 500 page novels!
On 5/02/08, Annie Jones wrote:
> On 5/02/08, tle - Rudolfo Anaya wrote:
>> Bless Me, Ultima is a great story with accessible characters. It
>> is a modern classic.
>> On 5/02/08, chiteach wrote:
>>> maybe i am partial to it because it is set in my hometown, but
>> my students and i
>>> always love reading The House on Mango Street.
>>>
>>> On 5/02/08, maybe try Esparanza Rising...nfm wrote:
> ...
> ...
> Thanks so much for the responses! I love all three
> novels/collections suggested...but (sorry) A House on Mango Street
> is the one text that all of my EL students have already read in
> their EL classes, along with Esperanza Rising (which I love, but
> see as more of an EL/young adult novel)...and I personally found
> Anaya's novel also very moving, but wasn't sure if my very urban
> students would find it equally engaging... I do plan to use it at
> some point, however, because it is such a classic...any other
> suggestions? I know that there has to be more options out there
> for my students, especially my students who are Chicano/a, or are
> from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala...this is not to say that
> those or any other students can't appreciate novels from
> communities other than their own, but yet and still, it would be
> great for them to have the chance to hear more voices that are
> similar to their own, too...Thanks much!
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