"La vida le pone situaciones por delante a las personas y no queda más que afrontarlas con entereza por debíl que uno crea que es." // "Life places people in difficult situations and the only recourse is to face them head-on no matter how weak one feels." --Ramona ¡El que persevera triumfa! // He who perseveres triumphs! ¡A ESTUDIAR, CARAJO! may be a short book -- 56 pages! -- put it packs a wallop. Ana Maria Gonzalez' novel is about female empowerment; about perseverance; about overcoming all obstacles with determination and hard work. It's about the immigrant experience; about racism; about tolerance; about survival. It's about being a woman, a mother, a student, a worker. This novel is in Spanish. It's written in the third person and is mostly narrative, but it contains a lot of action, a lot of living. ¡A ESTUDIAR, CARAJO! is inspiring, empowering, and makes you want ...