Bibliograph

Mani Semilla finds her Quetzal voice, Anna Lapera

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Mani Semilla finds her Quetzal voice, Anna Lapera

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Grade 4-6, Age 9-11

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Mani Semilla finds her Quetzal voice

Oclc number

1389879692

Responsibility statement

Anna Lapera

Summary

"For fans of Donna Barba Higuera's Lupe Wong Won't Dance and Aida Salazar's The Moon Within, comes Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice -- a contemporary middle grade novel full of spunk and activist heart. Manuela Mani Semilla wants two things: to get her period, and to thwart her mom's plan of taking her to Guatemala, a place that has always been more of a mystery than an answer. Mani can't imagine leaving behind Las Nerdas, her band of misfit friends, for the summer. But after she finds letters written between her mother and her disappeared-journalist aunt, Mani's idea of what it means to be a woman takes flight. Reading the letters reveals both the beauty of Guatemala and its history of violence against women, and slowly transforms Mani from quiet bystander into budding activist."--, Publisher's description

Target audience

adult

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