Confetti Girl - Tapa dura

"Employing lovely metaphors and realistic dialogue, adult author Lopez (Sofia's Saints) delicately displays the power of optimism and innovation during difficult times." -- Publishers Weekly "An appealing coming-of-age novel...Local idioms of Spanish proverbs -- dichos -- used as chapter headings enlighten both characters and readers." -- Kirkus Reviews "Lopez effectively portrays the Texas setting and the characters' Latino heritage...This debut novel puts at its center a likable girl facing realistic problems on her own terms." -- Booklist "Like the colorful cascarones Lopez writes about, Confetti Girl is bursting with heartwarming cheer." -- Grace Lin, author of The Year of the Dog "A great set of characters and a fantastic story: the dichos, sayings or adages meant to shed some light on a situation, to teach a lesson, to encourage wisdom. If that's the case, then here's mine for this wonderful novel: Un libro sin abrir es una vida sin sabor (A book unread is a life unlived). So, live this book. Live its humor, its sadness, and ultimately its great joy." -- Rene Saldana, Jr., author of The Whole Sky Full of Stars, Finding Our Way, and The Jumping Tree "Although Confetti Girl takes on a serious subject matter, it's also about fun, a whole semester's worth, which includes confrontations with the school's most popular boy, a school festival, volleyball, friendship, boy craziness, a quinceanera and trips to the beach - and the counselor's office." -- San Antonio Express-News "Lopez weaves Lina's bilingual and bicultural upbringing into the narrative seamlessly, giving young Latina readers an added element to connect with." -- El Paso Times "Like a cascaron, Lina's life is full of colorful people and events, and you will want to read about every single one of them in this witty, honest novel." -- TIME for Kids , "Summer Splash" 2009