A review by wildgurl
They Could Have Named Her Anything by Stephanie Jimenez

3.0

They Could Have Named Her Anything:A Novel
by Stephanie Jimenez
2019
Little a books
3.5 /5.0

The main themes of this difficult novel are teen angst and racism. I found it hard to connect to the characters, it was a good story, overall.
Maria struggles to find her identity at Bell Seminary in Queen, NY, in 2006. This books reminds us there is personal education and academic education. That some friends accept you and some merely tolerate you when in their presence.
A good story, I just didnt like the characters much.