false 5562914 1 Apolonia "Lina" Flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl who's just looking for answers. Even though her house is crammed full of books (her dad's a bibliophile), she's having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friend's divorced mom is obsessed with making <I >cascarones</I> (hollowed eggshells filled with colorful confetti), and, most of all, why her mom died last year. Like colors in a <I >cascarone</I>, Lina's life is a rainbow of people, interests, and unexpected changes.<BR/><BR/> In her first novel for young readers, Diana López creates a clever and honest story about a young Latina girl navigating growing pains in her South Texan city. 5734074 1 6 2009 Confetti Girl total:41|5:3|4:13|3:17|2:7|1:1| 41 133 93 27 3 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 07:33:17 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 07:42:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 16 13:25:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 13:29:06 -0700 2009
CONFETTI GIRL should be a big hit with the middle grade market. It takes a Latino backdrop and combines it with likeable characters experiencing the typical ups and downs of middle school life and puts it all in a ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 19:58:57 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 19:45:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 25 15:31:42 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 11:30:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 12:02:58 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 15:27:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 03:44:01 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 13:47:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 15:54:27 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 16:17:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 14:32:14 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 12:01:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 06 05:36:59 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 17:18:02 -0700 2009 By Diana López
Little, Brown and Company, Books for Young Readers NY 2009
ISBN 978-0-316-02955-1
Apolonia Flores is the hero of this book. Her father says about her first name, “It’s the girl form of Apollo. He was the god of the sun. Get it? It’s my way of ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 16:27:48 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 09:34:22 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 12:17:30 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 12:21:26 -0700 2009
"lina" as her family and friends say falls in love with this kid named carlos who a boy named jordan always picks on. lin...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 15:41:56 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 15:41:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 11:34:32 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 12:50:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 17:30:32 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 17:32:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 12:58:08 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 09:40:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 10:51:57 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 05:42:25 -0700 2009
Reccommended for 5th/6th grade]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 06 09:36:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 09:37:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 15:44:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 10:49:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:11:59 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:13:26 -0700 2009 1 3 0 false false Tue Aug 11 14:38:46 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 14:39:37 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5562914