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My Little Sister

by Norma Iris Pagan Morales

A sisterhood shaped by Puerto Rico and New York

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A sisterhood shaped by Puerto Rico and New York

Norma and Adelin’s story connects family memory with the experience of moving between Ponce and Brooklyn. The book reflects on their Puerto Rican heritage, their bond as sisters, and the sacrifices their parents and siblings faced after leaving the island in search of a better life. It also complicates that migration story: their father had steady work in Puerto Rico, raising questions about why the family left and what they found in New York. The description presents the sisters’ lives as a meeting of cultures, grounded in affection for both Puerto Rico and New York City.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in family stories and sibling relationships
  • Readers exploring Puerto Rican heritage and migration between Puerto Rico and New York
  • Readers interested in nonfiction about cultural identity and family history

Themes

SisterhoodPuerto Rican heritageMigration and family sacrificeCultural identityHome and belonging

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Book overview

From the tropical paradise of Ponce, Puerto Rico, to the streets of Brooklyn, New York,

The Pagan Sisters experienced a Contrast of cultures that are rich and diverse. Norma and Adelin embrace their heritage and come to terms with their love of the Island and life in

New York City.

They pay homage to the struggles their parents and siblings faced when they moved from

Puerto Rico is in search of a better life, that is what their parents thought. It wasn't like that

at all.

They didn't have to leave Puerto Rico. Their father had a great job and was also in the

Puerto Rico National Guard.

As you read this novel, you will see it is funny, honest, and a lasting bond of two sisters

who were always together,

 

Norma Iris Pagan Morales was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She

comes from a very lovable family. Her parents, Juan Jose Pagan

Rodriguez, and Digna Morales Figueroa, now deceased, always

helped her with her projects as a writer and teaching career.

Norma had three siblings, Adelin Milagros Pagan Morales, Juan

Jose Pagan Morales, and Julio Manuel Pagan Morales. Julio

Manuel Pagan Morales died on September 19, 1998, and my dear

sister Adelin Milagros Pagan Morales died on February 17, 2023.

Norma did all her academic studies in New York City, Puerto

Rico, and Canada. She worked in the City of New York Police

Department. As an Educator, she worked in New York City Bd. of Education as an English

Teacher, in Puerto Rico Bd. of Education as an English teacher and in the Puerto Rico

Army National.

She has teaching certifications for English as a Second Language and Teaching English as

a Foreign Language.

She had published fifteen books: Proud of My Puerto Rican Bequest, Porque Soy Boricua? Poemas del Alma, Art in Written Form, A Baffling Short Stories Collection, On Job in the Big Apple, Puerto Rican Soldiers Serving with Pride, Nature's Rage in the Caribbean, Boricua de Pura Cepa, You are the One, The Unfaithfuls, Christopher Columbus, Violence in the City, Poemas Tiernos and Mis Raices.

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