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Parrot in the Oven: Me Vida
(Hardcover, 1999)
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Author: Victor Martinez
Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican American family in which t...
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0613066979
ISBN-13: 9780613066976
Oct 1999
Publisher: Bt Bound
Grade:
From 7 to 9
Language: English |
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Synopsis
Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican American family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle.
| Size | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 6.4 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "That summer my brother, Bernardo, or "Nardo," as we call him, flipped through more jobs than a thumb through a deck of cards."
Industry Reviews
"Reading this book is so intimately revelatory it's like moving into someone's house. Martinez' deceptively straightforward prose is rich with poetic turns of phrase, and his ability to communicate the environment and dynamics of this family--their struggles with poverty, racism, and violence--make his writing startlingly visceral."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Janice M. Del Negro (12/19/1996)
"The book's greatest success lies in Martinez's ability to immerse readers immediately and effortlessly in the world of the narrator."
Washington Post Book World - Jim Naughton (01/12/1997)
"Evocatively written, Martinez's words are a viscous liquid, ensnaring the reader as they flow across the page."
Voya - Roxy Ekstrom (04/19/1997)
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