Common Reading Program: The Prince of Los Cucuyos by Richard Blanco

1. What does cucuyo mean in English?

2. Blanco refers to The Prince of Los Cucuyos as a "cultural coming of age." What does this mean?

3. List some of the identities Richard Blanco uses for himself:

4. Talk about the role Richard Blanco's abuela (grandmother) plays throughout the novel.

5. What is the significance of "It Takes un Pueblo"/"It Takes a Village" mean in this book?

6. Compare how navigating the university and Richard's first time at Winn Dixie are similar to one another.

7. Who was Yetta?

8. Explain how Victor helped Richard in discovering a part of himself.

9. What is the name of the supermarket Richard worked in?

10. Why did Richard's cousin, Ariel, panic when he was tossed into the water?

11. Where was Richard's family originally from?

12. Name one of the instances where Richard's family had to adapt to life in the United States.

13. What type of car did Richard's father drive?

14. Talk about Richard's "first real San Divine/ "first real Thanksgiving"

15. What did Richard's grandmother mean when she said she wanted Richard to be "un hombre"/"a man?"

16. Who was Anita?

17. What career(s) did Richard's parents tell him to pursue? Why?

18. Why did Richard's family leave Cuba?

19. Talk about a positive/negative relationship is Richard's life.

20. What was Richard's grandmother referring to when she would say 'come inventan los Americans" /"how the Americans invent?"