It's Not About the Accent, by Caridad Ferrer When Caro goes off to college, she is determined to be a new and more interesting person. Taking her cue from her grandmother's Cuban roots, she creates an alter ego called Carolina whose clothing is exotic and whose speech is littered with Spanish phrases. Pretending to be something she isn't does not turn out the way she hopes, but in the second half of the book her fascination with her grandmother's past becomes even more important to her. Caro's journey of discovery bears fruit personally, academically and for her family.
A note for sensitive readers--there is some drug use and an attempted rape.
