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
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    • Weight
      0.25 lbs
    • ISBN-13
      9780064471862
    • ISBN-10
      0064471861
    • Item #
      47430
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
  • Age Group
    13 to 14 yrs
  • Grade Level
    6+
  • Language
    English
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Theme 1
    Social, Personal & Family Topics
  • Detailed (BISAC) Subject/Theme
    United States - Hispanic & Latino
  • Awards
    National Book Award
  • Author
    Martinez, Victor
  • AR Level
    6.1
  • Dewey
    Fiction
  • Publisher
    HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication Date
    12/28/2004
  • Pages
    224
  • Dimensions
    0.64 H x 6.72 L x 4.36 W
  • Case Qty
    48

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