Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice

Best Of The Year: School Library Journal Booklist New York Public Library Social Justice Booksfor Fans Of Donna Barba HigueraS Lupe Wong WonT Dance And Aida SalazarS The Moon Within Comes Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice Comes A Contemporary Middle Grade Novel Full Of Spunk And Activist Heart Now In Paperback!Life Sucks When YouRe Twelve. YouRe Not A Little Kid, But YouRe Also Not An Adult, And All The GrownUps In Your Life Talk About Your Body The Minute It Starts Getting A Shape. And What Sucks Even More Than Being A ChineseFilipinoAmericanGuatemalan Who CanT Speak Any Ancestral Language Well? When Almost Every Other Girl In School Has Already Gotten Her Period Except For You And Your Two Besties.Manuela Mani Semilla Wants Two Things: To Get Her Period, And To Thwart Her MomS Plan Of Taking Her To Guatemala On Her Thirteenth Birthday. If Her MomS Always Going On About How Dangerous It Is In Guatemala, And How Much She Sacrificed To Come To This Country, Then Why Should Mani Even Want To Visit?But One Day, Up In The Attic, She Finds Secret Letters Between Her Mom And Her Ta Beatriz, Who, According To Family Lore, Died In A Bus Crash Before Mani Was Born. But The Letters Reveal A Different Story. Why Did Her Family Really Leave Guatemala? What Will Mani Learn About Herself Along The Way? And How Can The Letters Help Her To Stand Up Against The Culture Of Harassment At Her Own School?Now Available In Spanish!P R A I S EAnna Lapera Expertly Voices A Young GirlS Middle School Trials, But With A Voice So Unique And Heartfelt You Will Be Cringing One Moment And Cheering The Next. She Weaves A Distinctive Story Filled With Humor, Family Heartache, And Secrets While A Young Girl Releases The Fear Of Her Voice And Grasps Its Power.Newbery Medalist Donna Barba Higuera With Strong Writing, Frank Conversations About Periods, Anatomy, And Bodily Autonomy, Plus Dynamic Characters, This Solidly Upper Middle Grade/Lower Ya Story Will Empower Readers, Affirm Their Own Middle School Experiences, And Show That People Should Be Held Accountable For The Many Daily Offenses Girls And Women Are Subjected To. A Powerful Look At Collective Action That Shows When We Raise Our Voices Together, We DonT Just Make NoiseWe Sing. Not To Be Missed. School Library Journal (Starred) LaperaS Debut Novel Focuses On The Disparities Against Women, Shedding Light On The Femicides Occurring In Other Countries. Readers Will Root For Mani As She Develops The Courage To Advocate For Herself And Other Girls, Even When ItS Frightening. A Great Introduction For MiddleSchoolers And Tween Readers On Topics Such As Consent And The #Metoo Movement. Booklist (Starred)Using Perceptive Prose, Debut Author Lapera Approaches GuatemalaS Fraught History With Care And Respect, And Lovingly Spotlights The Tension Felt In The Relationship Between A Protective Mother And The Daughter Who Seeks Independence From Her.Publishers WeeklyA Poignant, Feminist ComingOfAge Story.KirkusLaperaS Writing Shines In The Rendering Of Connection And Levity With Friends And Family. There Are LaughOutLoud Moments, From The Bizarre To The Everyday. There Is Inspiration And Hope Amid The Frankness About Challenging Topics, Readers Will Also Encounter Warmth And A Pervading Sense Of Capability And Inner Strength In Finding Their Own Voices.Horn BookThis Impressive Debut Will Make You Laugh, Cheer, And Stand Up On The Nearest Table To Protest Injustice, Probably All Before You Finish Chapter One. LithubA Beautifully Told, Poignant Story About Courage And The Power Of Tradition. ManS Newly Discovered Voice Will Inspire All Of Us To Find Our Own Way To Speak Out Against Oppression.AwardWinning Author Francisco X. Stork