Confetti girl ebook by diana lopez 9780316052528 rakuten. She won the 2004 alfredo cisneros del moral award and the 2012 william allen white award. In her first novel for young readers, diana lopez creates a clever. Confetti girl by diana lopez booksamillion online book. Confetti girl little, brown books for young readers, 2009. Publishers weekly may, 20 chia montenegro is the kind of girl who describes conversations with boys as close encounters of the third kind and favors tshirts with slogans like, im. Jan 19, 2018 confetti girl was chosen as a recipient of the 2012 william allen white childrens book award.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. She now lives in san antonio, where she taught in a middle school for nearly a decade and currently teaches english at st. Weve got time before the game, so we run laps around the gym, stretch, practice our serves, then do a setupandspike drill. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl who is looking for answers. Confetti girl by diana lopez 2010, trade paperback for sale. In her first novel for young readers, diana l pez creates a clever and honest story about a young latina girl navigating growing pains in her south texan city. Shes a daughter to her bookobsessed dad, a plainjane best friend to beautiful vanessa, and a girl with a major crush. Confetti girl east baton rouge parish library overdrive. Mar 22, 2021 interview with diana lopez about confetti girl. Diana lopez is the author of the adult novella, sofias saints. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for answers. Sing with me, the story of selena quintanilla is her debut picture book. Publishers weekly jun 1, 2009 apolonia lina flores is a brave latina girl trying to restore her life in corpus christi, tex.
What is the meaning of the meaning of the word sarcasm as it is used in paragraph 18 of the passage from confetti girl. Summary of confetti girl and totilla sun 735 words 3 pages in the passages confetti girl by diana lopez and tortilla sun by jennifer cervantes, the narrators and the parents have different opinion on what is the right thing to do, and because of their different opinions, tension and distance in their relationship is created. It was a commended title for the 2010 americas award for childrens and young adult literature, and latinidads top latino book of the year for middle grade category. Confetti girl by diana lopez and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jun 01, 2009 author diana lopez is spoton with her descriptions of budding middle school romance, merciless teasing, and parentchild misunderstandings. In confetti girl, lopez masterfully blends serious middle school issues, like friendships and first kisses, with the even more serious issues middle schoolers face.
Summary of confetti girl and totilla sun 735 words bartleby. Confetti girl nothing up my sleeve xosido bluetooth adapter for pc bluetooth 5. I care more about volleyball, geometry, and how toasters and lawn mowers work. She is the editor of the journalhuizache and the managing director of centrovictoria, an organization devoted to promoting mexican american literature.
Diana lopez is the author of the adult novella, sofias saints and the middle grade novels, confetti girl, choke, and the recently released ask my mood ring how i feel. Confetti girl by lopez, diana and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Confetti girl author diana lopez returns with this sweet, funny, and utterly honest story about being a girl in a world full of good and bad surprises. More shipping options available at checkout very good condition. Diana lopez has achieved her real goals, and then some. Jun 01, 2009 in her first novel for young readers, diana lopez creates a clever and honest story about a young latina girl navigating growing pains in her south texan city. She also has several primas, who she gets along with most of the time. Even though her house is crammed full of books her dads a bibliophile, shes having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friends divorced mom is obsessed with making cascarones hollowed. Currently, diana teaches literature and creative writing at the university of houston in victoria, texas. Quietly sneak up to people and crack the confetti eggs on their heads. Confetti girl by diana lopez little, brown books for young readers. Buy confetti girl by diana lopez online at alibris. Confetti girl, lopezs first middle grade novel, was a winner of the william allen white award and named to new york librarys 100 titles for reading and sharing.
Confetti girl by diana lopez booksamillion online book store. Even if you lose every match, youll still be winners in my book. She was featured in the anthologies hecho en tejas and you dont have a clue and appeared as a guest on nprs latino usa. Even though her house is crammed full of books her dads a bibliophile, shes having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her. Shes a daughter to her book obsessed dad, a plainjane best friend to beautiful vanessa, and a girl with a major crush.
She is also featured in the anthologies hecho en tejas and you dont have a clue. She is the editor of the journal huizache and the managing director of centrovictoria. Buy a cheap copy of confetti girl book by diana lopez. May 01, 2010 diana lopez is the author of the novels choke and confetti girl, which won the 2012 william allen white award. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Even though her house is crammed full of books her dads a bibliophile, shes having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friends divorced mom is obsessed with making. Ask my mood ring how i feel little, brown books for young readers, 20.
Diana lopez is the author of confetti girl and several other books for young readers. Parentssiblingsbabies, school, loss, friendship grade. After the eggshells have dried, pour confetti into the eggshell. Lina is an optimistic young hispanic girl searching for answers to tough questions in her south texas neighborhood. Confetti girl is a book about a middle schooler named lina. A story about music, shoes, and family disney press, 2017.
Get it by wed, aug 5 thu, aug 6 from aurora, illinois. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. The book has been published in swedish, norwegian, danish, finnish and english. Summary of confetti girl and totilla sun 735 words. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. She lives in south texas and teaches at the university of houstonvictoria.
Her best friend, vanessa, has a boyfriend named carlos and ignores lina. I see a body, a neck, and a book where his face should be, lina says. She was born and raised in corpus christi, texas, selenas hometown. Jun 01, 2009 diana lopez is the author of the novels choke and confetti girl, which won the 2012 william allen white award. Like colors in cascarones, linas life is a rainbow of people, interests, and unexpected changes.
Vanesa end up dating someone and vanesas single father then gets a girlfriend. The confetti girl by diana lopez year 2010 199 pages this book is intended for teens and young adults or really any age. Confetti girl apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for answers. This exciting book, confetti girl written by diana lopez, is about a girl named lina who is trying to figure out why her mom died. Diana lopez has 21 books on goodreads with 434 ratings. Cut out circles of tissue paper and glue over the hole. In her first novel for young readers, diana lopez creates a clever and honest story about a young latina girl navigating growing pains in her south texan city. Diana lopez is the author of the novels choke and confetti girl, which won the 2012 william allen white award. Jan 01, 2009 the confetti girl by diana lopez year 2010 199 pages this book is intended for teens and young adults or really any age. Buy confetti or make your own by holepunching used magazines or newspapers. She gives a thumbsup and hurries us out of the locker room. Nature interpretation in the nordic countries is a book about communication between nature interpreters and their participants in our landscapes. Lina has a deceased mom and she likes to collect books.
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