Everything you need to understand or teach Tropic of Orange by Karen Tei Yamashita.
The novel Tropic of Orange tells the story of a magical event that begins in Mexico on the Tropic of Cancer and spreads north to Los Angeles. The story is told from the perspectives of seven principal characters. The story begins on the longest day of the year near Mazatlan, Mexico.
Rafaela Cortez tends the house of a journalist named Gabriel Balboa. Gabriel works for a major Los Angeles daily newspaper...
Tropic of Orange: A Novel Lesson Plans contain 137 pages of teaching material, including: