Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, "Parrot in the Oven, " tells the story of a Mexican-American boy's coming of age in the face of poverty, abuse, and cultural discrimination. "A rare and consummately believable portrait of barrio life."--"Publisher's Weekly."
From the Back Cover
Dad believed people were like money. You could be a thousand-dollar person or a hundred-dollar person -- even a ten-, five-, or one-dollar person. Below that, everybody was just nickels and dimes. To my dad, we were pennies.
Fourteen-year-old Manny Hernandez wants to be more than just a penny. He wants to be a vato firme, the kind of guy people respect. But that′s not easy when your father is abusive, your brother can′t hold a job, and your mother scrubs the house as if she can wash her troubles away.
In Manny′s neighborhood, the way to get respect is to be in a gang. But Manny′s not sure that joining a gang is the solution. Because, after all, it′s his life -- and he wants to be the one to decide what happens to it.
Review Quotes
"Martinez writes with clear insight into the Chicano culture. His narrative is poetic." - School Library Journal
"A rare and consummately believable portrait of barrio life." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Dimensions (Overall): 6.72 Inches (H) x 4.36 Inches (W) x .64 Inches (D)
Weight: .25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 13 Years
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Classics
Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol
Format: Paperback
Author: Victor Martinez
Language: English
Street Date: February 13, 1998
TCIN: 1001652852
UPC: 9780064471862
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-9598
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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