Becoming Beatriz
When the day of her quinceañera goes horribly wrong, Beatriz Mendez must put aside her dreams of dancing–and getting famous enough to change her life–in order to care for her grieving mami and run her deceased brother's gang.
Then, handsome brainiac new-kid Nasser invites her to compete with him in an ACT-SO dance tournament that could land her a chance to appear on TV and meet her idol, Debbie Allen. Beatriz's dreams are coming back to life. But will the Diablos let her go?
Set in 1980s Newark, New Jersey, this rhythmic and vital story follows an Afro-Latina high-schooler as she learns to define herself, make peace with her past, and take charge of her own destiny.
Companion to the acclaimed novel Like Vanessa
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Fourteen-year-old Ricky Bloom is pretty pissed off. Her body hurts constantly (thanks, chronic illness), her family's a mess (thanks, Disaster-Formerly-Known-As-My-Parents), and her crush is completely clueless. What's a girl to do but cuss (a lot) and skip school (also a lot)?
But it gets worse. When her truancy (a.k.a. The Charade) is discovered, Ricky might have to do the unthinkable: repeat ninth grade. She'll do whatever it takes to get the hell out of middle school – even if it means changing the person she's become.
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