Papi

by Rita Indiana Hernandez and Rita Indiana

"Papi's there, around any corner," says the eight-year-old girl at the heart of Papi. "But you can't sit down and wait for him cuz that's a longer and more painful death." Living in Santo Domingo, she waits for her father to come back from the United States and lavish her with the glorious rewards of his fame and fortune--shiny new cars and polo shirts, gold chains and Nikes. But when Papi does come back, he turns out to be more "like Jason,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022624489X
• ISBN13: 9780226244891
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"