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Yollie’s mother, Mrs. Moreno, was a large woman who wore a muumuu and butterfly-. shaped glasses. She liked to water her lawn in the evening and wave at low-riders, who. would stare at her behind their smoky sunglasses and laugh. Now and then a low-rider from. Belmont Avenue would make his car jump and shout “Mamacita!”.
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1) The story describes a mother, Mrs. Moreno, and her daughter Yollie. Mrs. Moreno has a strange sense of humor and likes to play jokes on Yollie. 2) For Yollie's school dance, Mrs. Moreno tries to dye Yollie's white dress black so she has something new to wear, but the dye doesn't work and the dress gets ruined in the rain at the dance. 3) Upset that her mother ruined her dress and ...
It is Mrs Moreno, not Yollie, who cries herself to sleep that night. The themes: motherly love and the hurt that can be caused by a single thoughtless action. The close relationship between a struggling single mother and her eighth-grade daughter is tested by a wardrobe malfunction at a school dance. Text, PDF, mp3.
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Leadership. “Mother and Daughter” by Gary Soto 1) Yollie’s mother, Mrs. Moreno, was a large woman who wore a muumuu and butterflyshaped glasses. She liked to water her lawn in the evening and wave at low-riders, who would stare at her behind their smoky sunglasses and laugh. Now and then a low-rider from Belmont Avenue would make his car ...
Nov 4, 2022 · “Mother and Daughter” by Gary Soto (6th Grade) Mrs. Moreno cannot afford to buy her daughter, Yollie, a new dress for the school dance. She comes up with a plan to help Yollie dress her best, so that Yollie can feel confident and have fun at the dance with her friends.
