* Cool Salsa    Lori M. Carlson  1994


Cool Salsa is a compilation of great Spanish and English integrated poems.  Each poem discusses the author's life and ties of growing up Latino in an American city.  Each poem represents something that has happened in her life and how it has impacted her Latin heritage.  This compilation of poems is geared toward older students, middle school and above because of the language and the content.  I thoroughly enjoyed these poems because of my Spanish Language knowledge and general love of the heritage and language.  The poems are available in both the Spanish and English language.  It was a great read, but it was under the adult poetry in the library, although on the companion website for 3200 it is listed as juvenile poetry, so that it an indicater it is a bit mature for some students.