On New Year's Day, Carmen Teresa's Maryland home is filled with relatives, friends, and neighbors from all over Latin America. When Dona Joseph gives Carmen a blank notebook, each guest tells her a story to write down. But Carmen has an idea of her own. Illustrations.
Once I had a severe virus that left me unable to eat or drink any dairy foods for eighty-nine days. Eighty-nine long days. I know because I counted each one carefully on my calendar. And I couldn’t have been more pleased the day my doctor assured me that I could have milk again. That meant that a...