Confetti Girl

Confetti Girl

Apolonia "Lina" <ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Flores</ST1:PLACE> is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl who's just looking for answers. Even though her house is crammed full of books (her dad's a bibliophile), she's having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friend's divorced mom is obsessed with making <i>cascarones</i> (hollowed eggshells filled with colorful confetti), and, most of all, why her mom died last year. Like colors in <i>cascarones</i>, Lina's life is a rainbow of people, interests, and unexpected changes.<br><br>In her first novel for young readers, Diana López creates a clever and honest story about a young <ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Latina</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> girl navigating growing pains in her South Texan city.