• Binding Paperback
  • 317 pages
  • Type Chapter Book

Espoleta

Espoleta

  • Ages 14+
  • Grades 9–12
  • Fiction or nonfiction Fiction
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Espoleta

Narrada en líneas temporales alternas, Pilar, una adolescente de quince años con sobrepeso, ignora a sus acosadores persistentes y persigue su sueño de actuar en la producción escolar de "Our Town", mientras que en 1976 su abuela finalmente encuentra la fuerza para dejar a su marido abusivo.

English

Wishbone

Told in alternating timelines, fifteen-year-old overweight Pilar ignores her persistent bullies and pursues her dream of acting in the school production of "Our Town," while in 1976 her grandmother finally finds the strength to leave her abusive husband.

Details and credits

Author & illustrator Spanish book type, author and illustrator
Spanish book type
Transadapted
Author
Anna Garcia Schaper
Author origin
Mexico
Illustrator
Anna Garcia Schaper
Illustrator origin
Mexico
Book details Type, binding, genre, fiction or nonfiction and more
Type
Chapter Book
Binding
Paperback
Genre
Realistic Fiction
Fiction or nonfiction
Fiction
Subject
Latin American History and Culture
Pages
317
Dimensions
5.25 x .8 x 8.25 (Inches)
Reader fit Ages and grades
Ages
14+
Grades
Grade 9-12
Publication details ISBN, publisher and copyright
ISBN
9781558858947
Publisher
Piñata Books
Copyright
2020