Bananas

by Carrie Toth

After divorcing, Mario’s mother must uproot the family to find work. Mario struggles with the thought of moving, until he experiences the benefits of his mother’s new job at a fruit company. His new life includes an almost unlimited supply of bananas and a series of new adventures. However, Mario develops a great distaste for bananas once he sees the REAL harvest of the banana plantations.

Genres: School, Spanish Literature

90 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

Reviews

[Paige🌝 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read this book for my spanish class and I won’t say I loved because I kind of didn’t. It was educational regarding the banana plantations in Costa Rica and I’m glad to have learned about it. I probably wouldn’t have read this book without being required to. But if you’re looking for a really short story about banana plantations and a recount of someone’s story that’s written in spanish then you should read this one.

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great novel for Comprehensible Spanish. It deals with serious themes, like environmentalism and death. I am not sure the cover picture matches up in my mind with the story, but I do love the story. Great way to bring awareness to our students of an imperfect system (and get us thinking about where our bananas come from!)

[gryffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book for my Spanish 3 class and once I started to grasp at the concepts in this book I might have just about cried, especially around the time Mario's brother died, and he just gave up fishing. This book was great for reading comprehension, but the cover + the story have me a bit confused. Overall I think it's a great book for language learners, as it also provides a bit of cultural insight to a place where said language is used.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book introduces an important part of Central American history. It’s a great read for upper level Spanish students.

[tam truong · Rating 2 out of 5]

mid

[Jordan · Rating 3 out of 5]

not bad, i liked this book better than robo

[Olivia Carlson]

For my school Spanish class

[jayden lambrecht · Rating 2 out of 5]

i need more books so i’ll be counting it

[Emma Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

read for Spanish class. it was a good read, but definitely elementary Spanish level. very sad
how the much the companies were able to hurt people with little to no punishment.

[B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi primera vez leer un libro entero en español. This book is perfect for those learning Spanish and beginning to read for the first time at an A2-B1 level.

[Addie]

bueno, es mejor que "la guerra suica"

[Evie Sturdivant · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book and it was a great book for me in my 3rd year of Spanish. Very great and important story. It taught me a lot about bananas that I never knew about!

[KS Malt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Muy triste, pero es un libro bueno.