• Binding Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • Type Graphic Novel

Srta. Quinces (Miss Quinces)

Srta. Quinces (Miss Quinces)

  • Ages 8–12
  • Grades 3–8
  • Fiction or nonfiction Fiction
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Srta. Quinces (Miss Quinces)

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anything other than celebrate her quinceañera!Sue solo quiere pasar el verano leyendo y haciendo cómics en el campamento con sus amigos, pero en lugar de eso se embarca con sus padres y sus dos hermanas en un viaje a Honduras a visitar a la familia, que vive en medio del campo, ¡así que no podrá mandar mensajes y no tendrá cable ni internet! Las cosas empeoran cuando la mamá de Sue anuncia que le harán una quinceañera sorpresa a la chica, aunque esto es lo último que ella desearía. ¡No se imagina vistiendo un vestido enorme, abultado y colorido! ¿Qué podrá hacer? ¿Cómo sobrevivirá todo este tiempo con sus revoltosos familiares?Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceañera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine wearing a big, floofy, colorful dress! What is Sue going to do? And how will she survive all this "quality" time with her rambunctious family?

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Miss Quinces

Sue would rather spend her summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends. Instead, she's headed to rural Honduras with her parents and two sisters to visit family—no texting, no cable, no internet. Things get worse when her mom surprises her with a quinceañera, the last thing Sue wants. A big, floofy, colorful dress? No thanks! This graphic novel follows Sue as she navigates family traditions, culture, and growing up, discovering unexpected connections along the way.

Details and credits

Author & illustrator Spanish book type, author and illustrator
Spanish book type
Authentic
Author
Kat Fajardo / Kat Fajardo
Author origin
USA
Illustrator
Kat Fajardo
Book details Type, binding, genre, fiction or nonfiction and more
Type
Graphic Novel
Binding
Paperback
Genre
Realistic Fiction
Fiction or nonfiction
Fiction
Subject
Latin American History and Culture
Pages
256
Dimensions
8 x 5.5 (Inches)
Reader fit Ages and grades
Ages
8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Grades
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6-8
Publication details ISBN, publisher and copyright
ISBN
9781338535655
Publisher
Scholastic
Copyright
2022