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Marita is half-Guatemalan and half-Cuban and lives in urban America. Marita's mother wants to give her a different perspective about doing chores, so she compares her own childhood in Guatemala to Marita's in America. Embedded in this reader are several references to Spanish words and an examination of cultural differences, including foods.
