Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
Dad believed people were like money. You could be a thousand-dollar person or a hundred-dollar person -- even a ten-, five-, or one-dollar person. Below that, everybody was just nickels and dimes. To my dad, we were pennies.
Fourteen-year-old Manny Hernandez wants to be more than just a penny. He wants to be a vato firme, the kind of guy people respect. But that's not easy when your father is abusive, your brother can't hold a job, and your mother scrubs the house as if she can wash her troubles away.
In Manny's neighborhood, the way to get respect is to be in a gang. But Manny's not sure that joining a gang is the solution. Because, after all, it's his life -- and he wants to be the one to decide what happens to it.
Target age group 13 and up
Fourteen-year-old Manny Hernandez wants to be more than just a penny. He wants to be a vato firme, the kind of guy people respect. But that's not easy when your father is abusive, your brother can't hold a job, and your mother scrubs the house as if she can wash her troubles away.
In Manny's neighborhood, the way to get respect is to be in a gang. But Manny's not sure that joining a gang is the solution. Because, after all, it's his life -- and he wants to be the one to decide what happens to it.
Target age group 13 and up
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CategoryYoung Adult Fiction
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Age Group13 to 14 yrs
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Grade Level6+
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeUnited States - Hispanic & Latino
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AwardsNational Book Award
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AuthorMartinez, Victor
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AR Level6.1
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DeweyFiction
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PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
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Publication Date12/28/2004
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Pages224
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Dimensions0.64 H x 6.72 L x 4.36 W
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Case Qty48