Maria Isabel Salazar Lopez Summary

Maria Isabel Salazar Lopez is a young girl of Puerto Rican heritage living in America. Her name is very important to her--she is named after her grandmothers, a grandfather, and her father.
When her family moves and she has to start at a new school, there are two other girls named
Maria in her class. Her teacher decides to call her “Mary” instead. When given a school assignment entitled “My Greatest Wish”, she wishes to reclaim her true name. Her teacher realizes she has made a mistake, because Maria Isabel’s name is an important part of her