This book would be excellent to use with older high school students in an ethnic studies or Chicano(a) studies class. Since the book is a collection of short stories, the book can be divided amongst the class, in order to accomodate for students who either have trouble reading longer books or do not have a strong passion for reading. In addition, the book might spark the interest of students who can relate on a cultural and socio-economic level. I like how some of the stories used the first person, and the detail of the surroundings made it easy to visual the environment in some of the stories. ( )