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Under the mesquite / Guadalupe Garcia McCall

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Lee & Low Books, c2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 224 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781600604294
  • 1600604293
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • FIC McC
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.M47833752 Und 2011
Contents:
Part One: The Weight of Words -- Part Two: Remembering -- Part Three: Crossing Borders -- Part Four: Give Us This Day -- Part Five: Cut Like a Diamond -- Part Six: Words on the Wind
Summary: "Lupita, the oldest of eight siblings, is used to taking the lead- and staying busy behind the scenes to help keep everyone together. But when she discovers Mami has been diagnosed with cancer, Lupita is terrified by the possibility of losing her mother, the anchor of their close-knit Mexican American family. Suddenly Lupita must face a whole new set of challenges, with new roles to play, and no one is handing her the script. In the midst of juggling high school classes, finding her voice as an actress, and dealing with friends who don't always understand, Lupita despearately wants to support Mami in whatever way she can. While Papi is preoccupied with caring for Mami, Lupita takes charge of her siblings. As Lupita struggles to keep the family afloat, she escapes the chaos at home by writing in the shade of a mesquite tree. Overwhelmed by change, she seeks refuge in the healing power of words." -- dust jacket
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Fiction MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult YA - Fiction (Young Adult) FIC McC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4005752

Pura Belpre Award, 2012

Part One: The Weight of Words -- Part Two: Remembering -- Part Three: Crossing Borders -- Part Four: Give Us This Day -- Part Five: Cut Like a Diamond -- Part Six: Words on the Wind

"Lupita, the oldest of eight siblings, is used to taking the lead- and staying busy behind the scenes to help keep everyone together. But when she discovers Mami has been diagnosed with cancer, Lupita is terrified by the possibility of losing her mother, the anchor of their close-knit Mexican American family. Suddenly Lupita must face a whole new set of challenges, with new roles to play, and no one is handing her the script. In the midst of juggling high school classes, finding her voice as an actress, and dealing with friends who don't always understand, Lupita despearately wants to support Mami in whatever way she can. While Papi is preoccupied with caring for Mami, Lupita takes charge of her siblings. As Lupita struggles to keep the family afloat, she escapes the chaos at home by writing in the shade of a mesquite tree. Overwhelmed by change, she seeks refuge in the healing power of words." -- dust jacket

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