Still, it's a testimony to the power of Joseph's writing that the developments readers will empathize with most are those of greatest importance to her winning heroine. Rationale Throughout the book The Color of My Words, author Lynn Joseph provides the reader with the remarkable story of a young girl named Ana Rosa who wants to be free to write as much as she desires. When the easy rhythms of the girl's island life abruptly change due to two major events, the author develops these cataclysms so subtly that readers may not feel the impact as fully as other events, such as the heroine's unrequited love. And when you do, that’s when it is time to take charge because you sure don’t know when the chance will come again. The brevity of the chapters showcases Joseph's gift for metaphoric language (e.g., her description of Ana Rosa's first crush: ''My dark eyes trailed him like a line of hot soot wherever he went''). The author's portraits of Ana Rosa and her family are studies in spare language the chapters often grow out of one central image-such as the gri gri tree where Ana Rosa keeps watch over her village and gets ideas for her writing-giving the novel the feel of an extended prose poem. The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph Related Edition: Spanish-Language Twelve-year-old Ana Rosa’s desire to write is so strong that she is always. Ana Rosa dreams of becoming a writer even though no one but the president writes books she learns to dance the merengue by listening to the rhythms of her beloved ocean and the love of her older brother, Guario, comforts her through many difficulties. The Color of my Words by Lynn Joseph NISTLibrary 16 subscribers Subscribe 17 Share Save 6.2K views 10 years ago Show more Show more Comments are turned off. Through the heroine's poetry and recollections, readers gain a rare intimate view of life in the Dominican Republic. In finely wrought chapters that at times read more like a collection of related short stories than a novel, Joseph (Jump Up Time) presents slices from the life of Ana Rosa just as she is about to turn 13.

The color of my words by lynn joseph