I finished Estrella's Quinceanera in a couple of days (and a couple of months ago)but am barely writing about it now. I liked the book as I read it but I can't say that it was the best book I've ever read or anything like that. It is about a girl of Mexican descent, Estrella and her family. Estrella is a smart girl who gets a scholarship to go to an upscale prep school so that changes the dynamics between herself and her family and old friends. Then Estrella is facing her 15th birthday which is celebrated in a big way in the Mexican culture with a rite of passage known as a "quinceanera" and Estrella doesn't want one.
It is the typical dilemma of a Mexican girl trying to fit into a "white" world without losing her Mexican side. Why does every book about Mexican girls have to deal with that (i.e. The Tequila Worm). Why can't there be a book with a strong Mexican girl that faces other issues besides that? Suggestions, thoughts, please. :)
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I don't know, but it definitely doesn't sound like my kind of thing...not enough relatable angst or action or interesting plot...:|
plot sounds boring to me no action no adventure
yeah, you pretty much summed it up!:)
What's up? How is your summer so far? Thank goddness I payed off that fine already cause I've been dieing to read. Oh, just finished this wonderful book ,called lock and key by Sarah Dessen. You have got to read it. Bye! Talk to you later.
Summer is busy so far. Lot of traveling. I don't want to get on a another plane again for a while. Dessen, I know she has written a few books and we have a few of them in our library. I will have to check them out. I have a HUGE, HUGE fine at the public library though...:( Bad, bad librarian!
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