Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida

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Dad believed people were like money. You could be a thousand-dollar person or a hundred-dollar person-- five-, one-, or even a penny person. Fourteen-year-old Manny Hernandez wants to be more than just a penny. He wants to be a vato firme, a guy people respect. But that's not easy when your father is abusive and your brother can't hold a job. In Manny's neighborhood, the way to get respect is to be in a gang. But Manny's not sure that is the solution. It's his life and he wants to decide what happens to it. We witness Manuel Hernandez's coming of age and his awakening adolescent passion.
9780064471862

Details

Guided Reading Level
Z
Accelerated Reader Level
6.1
Fiction / Nonfiction
F
Author
Martinez, Victor
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers

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