It's Not About the Accent

Genres:

Fiction, Romance, Teens & Tweens

Themes:

chick-lit , coming-of-age story , Cuban culture , YA Romance

Brief Summary

Sporting a new name and an exotic new Latina flair, she's ready for her college debut. But is the luscious Carolina really better than plain-Jane Caroline? Sick and tired of her life in small town Ohio--completely boring with a side of dull--college-bound Caroline Darcy is determined to start fresh... as a new person. And that means following in the footsteps of her late Nana Ellie--her witty and vibrant Cuban great- grandmother with a glamorous, well-traveled past. Donning a seriously caliente new wardrobe and a vivacious personality to match, she becomes Carolina, a half-Cuban aspiring actress, ready for adventure.

Author Info

Caridad Ferrer is a first generation, bilingual Cuban- American, born in Manhattan and raised in Miami, which she realizes makes her a walking cliché but also means she speaks Spanish at least well enough to regularly employ the colorful expressions. Her young adult debut, Adiós to My Old Life (MTV Books/2006), was chosen as a double finalist in RWA's RITA awards; her second MTV Books novel, It's Not About the Accent will be released in August 2007. She has also contributed to the anthology, Fifteen Candles: 15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles, and Other Quinceañera Stories (Harper Collins/Rayo).

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