The Mexican culture is rich and imbued with myth, magic, and mysticism. I lived it every day. I looked for stories where this was illustrated. I found incredibly imaginative authors in White, Lewis, Cleary, Blume and so many more. But there was something missing from these stories: me and my experiences. I look around today […]
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive author treatment and new cover art by Raul Colon.Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. And with Gram and her little brother, Owen, Naomi's life at Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho in California is happy and peaceful...until their mother reappears after seven years of being gone, stirring up all sorts of questions and challenging Naomi to discover and proclaim who she really is.
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Becoming Naomi León
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive author treatment and new cover art by Raul Colon.Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. And with Gram and her little brother, Owen, Naomi's life at Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho in California is happy and peaceful...until their mother reappears after seven years of being gone, stirring up all sorts of questions and challenging Naomi to discover and proclaim who she really is.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780545532327 |
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Publisher: | Scholastic, Inc. |
Publication date: | 10/01/2012 |
Sold by: | Scholastic, Inc. |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 272 |
Sales rank: | 201,596 |
Lexile: | 830L (what's this?) |
File size: | 2 MB |
Age Range: | 8 - 12 Years |
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