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Title: A Cafecito Story
Review: A Cafecito Story is a book written by Julia Alvarez, a well known bilingual novelist. It is a contemporary story about Joe, a young teacher, living in Nebraska, who decides to take a short vacation to South America. It is there that a simply cup of coffee changes his life. While enjoying a cup of coffee in a small café Joe learns that this remarkable coffee is grown in the nearby mountains. It is the journey he takes up into the mountains that that changes his life. There he meets Miguel, a coffee grower, who teaches Joe the old way of growing coffee. Joe, after learning that the people who reside in the mountains can not read or write uses his ability as a teacher to help them. There are beautiful woodcut illustrations, by Belkis Ramirez, through out the book that enhance the story. I enjoyed reading a book set in South American; it was interesting to read how the coffee was harvested in the old way to maintain the outstanding flavor. Overall it is a short and good read.
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