A review by allysonbogie
Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx by Sonia Manzano

5.0

Becoming Maria grabbed me from the very beginning and was super compelling the whole way through. I could barely put it down. The story was engaging, and very well written. But even page turners have their faults. In this case, I really, really would have liked to hear more about Sonia's experience in high school and her early days on Sesame Street. There was so much about her family at the beginning, and then performing arts high school was told in little snippets (I still don't understand how she didn't get kicked out) and all of a sudden she was at a Sesame Street audition. It seemed like all of a sudden the book needed to be over but she hadn't written about high school yet, so she did it quickly with just a few highlights.

But it really, really was wonderful. And if you want to read an awesome memoir, this is the book for you.