Under the Mesquite Contributor(s): McCall, Guadalupe García (Author) |
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ISBN: 1600604293 ISBN-13: 9781600604294 Publisher: Lee & Low Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2013 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2010052567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 12-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 7-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 990(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.79" W x 8.63" L (0.98 lbs) 240 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature, Honorable Mention, Children/Young Adult, 2012 Keystone to Reading Book Award, Nominee, High School, 2013 Texas Lone Star Reading List, Commended, Young Adult, 2013 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Middle School, 2013 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, High School, 2013 Land of Enchantment Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2013 Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, Intermediate, 2014 Pura Belpre Award, Winner, Author, 2012 William C. Morris YA Debut Award, Finalist, Young Adult Literature, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2011 Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2011 pg. 388 - Recommended - Better Than Most Booklist 10/01/2011 pg. 90 School Library Journal 10/01/2011 pg. 142 Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2011 pg. 2223 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2012 School Library Journal 01/01/2013 pg. 54 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 105 - Recommended, Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 106917 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
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Publisher Description: Lupita, a budding actor and poet in a close-knit Mexican American immigrant family, comes of age as she struggles with adult responsibilities during her mother's long illness. As the oldest of eight siblings, Lupita 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 her 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 life as a high school student, testing her wings as an actress, and dealing with friends who don't always understand, Lupita desperately wants to support Mami in whatever way she can. While her father stays with Mami at an out-of-town clinic, Lupita takes charge of her siblings. As Lupita struggles to keep the family afloat, she escapes the chaos of home by writing in the shade of a mesquite tree. Overwhelmed by change and loss, she takes refuge in the healing power of words. Told with honest emotion in evocative free verse, Lupita's journey is both heart-wrenching and hopeful. Under the Mesquite is an empowering story about the testing of family bonds, the strength of a young woman navigating pain and hardship with surprising resilience, and the kind of love that cannot be uprooted. |
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