A Cup of Water Under My Bed -10th Anniversary Edition cid_4572 Breedlove lingered at the edges

Breedlove lingered at the edges of the living and made a deal with her ancestors: if she lived

Rich with indelible wordplay

reflection prompts with room to write responses

and cultural implications of this unexpected relationship

and diverse perspectives of Building Up a New World

A Cup of Water Under My Bed -10th Anniversary Edition cid_4572 Breedlove lingered at the edgesIn this lyrical, coming of age memoir, Daisy Hernndez chronicles what the women in her Cuban Colombian family taught her about love, money, and race. Her mother warns her about envidia and men who seduce you with pastries, while one ta bemoans that her niece is turning out to be una india instead of an American. Another auntie instructs that when two people are close, they are bound to become like ua y mugre, fingernails and dirt, and that no, Daisys