Mani Semilla finds her Quetzal voice
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Author
Published
Montclair [New Jersey] : Levine Querido, [2024].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781646143719, 164614371X
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm
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Coventry - Tween | (NEW) J LAP TWEEN | Checked Out | May 29, 2024 |
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Published
Montclair [New Jersey] : Levine Querido, [2024].
Language
English
ISBN
9781646143719, 164614371X
Notes
Description
"Life sucks when you're twelve. You're not a little kid, but you're also not an adult, and all the grown-ups in your life talk about your body the minute it starts getting a shape. And what sucks even more than being a Chinese-Filipino-American-Guatemalan who can't speak any ancestral language well? When almost every other girl in school has already gotten her period except for you and your two besties. Manuela 'Mani' Semilla wants two things: To get her period, and to thwart her mom's plan of taking her to Guatemala on her thirteenth birthday. If her mom's always going on about how dangerous it is in Guatemala, and how much she sacrificed to come to this country, then why should Mani even want to visit? But one day, up in the attic, she finds secret letters between her mom and her Tía Beatriz, who, according to family lore, died in a bus crash before Mani was born. But the letters reveal a different story. Why did her family really leave Guatemala? What will Mani learn about herself along the way? And how can the letters help her to stand up against the culture of harassment at her own school?"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Subjects
LC Subjects
Activism -- Juvenile fiction.
Bildungsromans
Bildungsromans.
Body image -- Juvenile fiction.
Bullies -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
Family secrets -- Juvenile fiction.
Guatemala -- Juvenile fiction.
Guatemalan Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Mother and child -- Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.
Puberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Juvenile fiction.
School fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Bildungsromans
Bildungsromans.
Body image -- Juvenile fiction.
Bullies -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
Family secrets -- Juvenile fiction.
Guatemala -- Juvenile fiction.
Guatemalan Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Mother and child -- Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.
Puberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people -- Juvenile fiction.
School fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lapera, A. (2024). Mani Semilla finds her Quetzal voice . Levine Querido.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lapera, Anna. 2024. Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice. Levine Querido.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lapera, Anna. Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice Levine Querido, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lapera, Anna. Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice Levine Querido, 2024.
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