title: Humor and the Eccentric Text in Puerto Rican Literature (New Directions in Puerto Rican Studies)
author:  Israel Reyes 
description: ...superb...offers a wealth of ideas to any scholar studying the theme of humour in contemporary literature...a major contribution... -- <i>Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies</i>
zlib_text: **Praise for** _ **Shadowshaper**_  
   **by Daniel José Older**
  
  ![](Images/image00123.jpeg) “Smart writing with a powerful message that never
  overwhelms the terrific storytelling.” — _Booklist_ , starred review
  
  ![](Images/image00123.jpeg) “Warm, strong, vernacular, dynamic — a must.” —
  _Kirkus Reviews_ , starred review
  
  ![](Images/image00123.jpeg) “Exceptional … Sierra’s masterful adaptability is
  most apparent in her language, which moves among English and Spanish, salsa
  and rap, formality and familiarity with an effortlessness that simultaneously
  demonstrates Older’s mastery of his medium.” — _Publishers Weekly_ , starred
  review
  
  ![](Images/image00123.jpeg) “Sierra is a tough, confident, body-positive
  female protagonist of Puerto Rican descent, proud of her ’fro and her curves….
  Excellent diverse genre fiction in an appealing package.” — _School Library
  Journal_ , starred review
  
  “New and compelling.” — Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of _Little Brother_
  
  “I love this book for the 