Download or read book Almost A Woman written by Esmeralda Santiago and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1998-08-27 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving beyond the poignant childhood story she told in "When I Was Puerto Rican", Esmeralda Santiago- author of "American Dream" and one of the country's leading Latina voices- recalls her extraordinary journey into womanhood.