Una Isla Como Tu Book

An Island Like You was a collection of short stories all with different plots. I found all of the stories to be very realistic and some of them very interesting and entertaining. All of the stories took place in either New Jersey or Puerto Rico which was very fitting to the plot because most of the stories dealt with Puerto Rican community's dealing with problems and learning valuable lessons during the stories. The setting really helped the events of the book because of this. The characters were very believable and I think most teenagers could relate to what was going on in most of the stories. For example there were problems of bullying, death, and making good choices in the stories that many teens could relate to. The author, Judith Ortiz Cofer had mostly a positive tone throughout all of the stories. The characters had problems or struggles that they overcame and it made for some good lessons for each story. This book would be suited for those who are interested in learning about the Puerto Rican culture as well as any teenager because they could relate most to many of the stories. I thought this book was a good read and would recommend it because there were many lessons to be learned and the plot and characters were relatable and interesting.