Year of Our Revolution: Love and Rebellion in the 1960s - Judith Ortiz Cofer - Paperback

Coming of Age in the BarrioTeenaged Mary Ellen-known to her parents as Maria Elenita-is pulling away from her family's conservative Puerto Rican world, toward dreams of rock music, political protest, and first love. Her saddened mother calls it "the worst year in the history of parents and children...the year of our revolution." For as Maria Elenita and her friends learn about the "secret" lives of their parents and other adults, they soon find that the taste of freedom is not so sweet.In her season of rebellion, Maria Elenita becomes romantically involved with Gerald, a young poet, and Pito, a soldier-and finally learns that, even in America, the land of the free, there is a price to pay for love.Cofer, Judith Ortiz is the author of 'Year of Our Revolution: Love and Rebellion in the 1960s - Judith Ortiz Cofer - Paperback' with ISBN 9780141309743 and ISBN 0141309741.