Cofer, Judith Ortiz. The Meaning of Consuelo: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

COFER, Judith Ortiz. The meaning of Consuelo, a novel. Beacon Press. 196p. c2003. 0-8070-8387-9. $13.00. JSA*

Ortiz Cofer becomes a better and better writer with each book, whether novel (The Line of the Sun, Univ. Of Georgia, 1989) or short story collection (An Island Like You, Orchard/Puffin, 1995, and The Year of Our Revolution, Pinata, 1998). The Meaning of Consuelo is nearly perfect in both characterization and plotting. As with most of the author's work, this too is set in Puerto Rico, during the middle of the 20th century, and told through the alert viewpoint of a…