Library Intern Book Reviews
Review of Across the Bay
Publisher
Penguin Random House
City
New York, New York, United States of America
Date of Publication
2019
ISBN
9781524786625
Date of Review
2020
Disciplines
Library and Information Science | Modern Literature
Keywords
Children's literature, reviews, family
Recommended Citation
Trigg, Sarah, "Review of Across the Bay" (2020). Library Intern Book Reviews. 297.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews/297
Review
Across the Bay showcases the hardship of children growing up without a father. Carlitos lives with his mother and his abuela but finding unhappiness in his family he searches across the bay for his father. He ends up realizing that his father’s memory never left him and the happiness he searched for is available in his own home. The powerful theme of appreciating the family you have will touch many youths that have different families of their own. Helping to contribute with the theme, Carlitos is a highly relatable character feeling unrest in seeing other families with fathers. Aponte not only writes a powerful, and often unspoken story, but his colorful illustrations attract the eye and give awareness to a Puerto Rican culture. Highly Recommended Sarah Trigg, Centennial Library Intern, Cedarville University.