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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

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by Pablo Cartaya
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Availability:In StockContributor:Pablo CartayaAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2018-04-03Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Young Readers GroupISBN-13:9781101997253ISBN-10:1101997257UPC:9781101997253Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Hispanic & Latino, FamilyBook Topic:Emotions & Feelings, MultigenerationalAward:2018 Pura Belpre Award Honor Book - Author AwardSize:8.30 x 5.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SC5D5ZS58F
A 2018 Pura Belpr Author Honor Book

Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL?

For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuela's restaurant. Maybe. But this summer also includes Carmen, a poetry enthusiast who moves into Arturo's apartment complex and turns his stomach into a deep fryer. He almost doesn't notice the smarmy land developer who rolls into town and threatens to change it. Arturo refuses to let his family and community go down without a fight, and as he schemes with Carmen, Arturo discovers the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of Jos Mart .

Funny and poignant, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora is the vibrant story of a family, a striking portrait of a town, and one boy's quest to save both, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Young Readers GroupISBN-13:9781101997253ISBN-10:1101997257UPC:9781101997253Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Hispanic & Latino, FamilyBook Topic:Emotions & Feelings, MultigenerationalAward:2018 Pura Belpre Award Honor Book - Author AwardSize:8.30 x 5.70 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SC5D5ZS58F
Pablo Cartaya has always been a hopeless romantic. In middle school he secretly loved reading Shakespeare's sonnets (don't tell anyone), and he once spent his allowance on roses for a girl he liked. He also wrote her eight poems. Bad ones. He's been writing ever since. Pablo has worked in Cuban restaurants and the entertainment industry, and he graduated with an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. All of these experiences have helped him write stories that reflect his family, culture, and love of words. Pablo lives in Miami with his wife and two kids, surrounded by t?as, t?os, cousins, and people who he calls cousins (but aren't really his cousins). Learn more about Pablo at pablocartaya.com.
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

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🏆 2018 Pura Belpre Award Honor Book - Author Award

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