The Wrong Lunch Line
- ASEWQ she was born November 1, 1938
- In 1973, she became the first Hispanic woman in the modern times to have her literary works published by the major commercial publishing houses
- In 1973, her book "Nilda", which traces the life of a teenage Puerto Rican girl who confronts prejudices during the World War II era in New York, was awarded the Jane Addams Children Book Award.
- In 1975, her second book "El Bronx Remembered" was awarded the New Times Outstanding Book Award, thus becoming the first female Hispanic to receive such an honor.
- From 1988 through 1991, she taught at Queens College, City University of New York. From 1994 through 1995, she was Writer-in-Residence at Richmond College, the American University in London.
What problem did Yvette have in “The Wrong Lunch Line” and how was it resolved?
The problem Yvette has in the the collection is that she got in trouble for being in the free lunch group and beign catholic not jewish. Theproblem is resolved when they still hang out together out side of school.
"Yvette and Mildred met after school in the street." (page 36)
Create a story map to record the information about the story elements from “The Wrong Lunch Line”.