2009年1月1日 · 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 fun, eye-catching cover. Meet Apolonia (Lina) and her crazy sock collection.

Confetti Girl By Diana López. 978-0-316-02955-1 about the author Diana López grew up in Corpus . Christi, Texas, the setting for Confetti Girl. She now lives in San Antonio, where she taught in a middle school for nearly a decade and currently teaches English at St. Philip’s College. This is her first novel for young readers. www.lb-kids.com

2010年5月1日 · 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.

2009年6月1日 · 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. Apolonia "Lina" Flores is a brave Latina girl trying to restore her life in …

With its strong voice, humour, endearing characters and compelling subject matter, Confetti Girl is reminiscent of The Year of the Dog and Judy Blume. It portrays Hispanic-Americans in a day-to-day setting, rather than focusing on the common archetypes of migrant worker or inner city kid, and still retains the rich cultural aspects of Lina's ...

2009年6月1日 · 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. Diana López is the author of the...

2009年6月1日 · In Florence’s middle-grade fantasy novel, a young girl’s heart is tested in the face of an evil, spreading Darkness. Eleven-year-old Lydia, “freckle-cheeked and round-eyed, with hair the color of pine bark and fair skin,” is struggling with the knowledge that she has reached the age to apprentice as an herbalist.

2010年5月1日 · 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. Diana López is the author of the novels Choke and Confetti Girl, which won the 2012 William Allen White Award.

Apolonia “Lina” Flores is a brave Latina girl trying to restore her life in Corpus Christi, Tex., after her mother's death.