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Almost a Woman

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Premiered on PBS September 15, 2002.

Between the Lines: Check out the latest issue of our student online magazine, featuring the Almost a Woman theme--Two Worlds, One Life.

 Introduction: Introduction and brief biography of Esmeralda Santiago. Get the PDF.

Author Links: Teacher evaluated Web Sites on Santiago and her works.


Teacher Resources/Lesson Plans: Essays and Lesson Plans focusing on Santiago and/or Almost a Woman.


Production Information: Read interviews with the people who helped bring this memoir to film.



Image Gallery: View photographs from the film production of Almost a Woman.


Teacher Review of the film, Almost a Woman: Tennessee teacher, Ann Gann, reviews the film.