{"product_id":"confetti-girl-paperback","title":"Confetti Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiana Lopez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApolonia Lina Flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl who's just looking for answers. Even though her house is crammed full of books (her dad's a bibliophile), she's having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friend's divorced mom is obsessed with making \u003ci\u003ecascarones\u003c\/i\u003e (hollowed eggshells filled with colorful confetti), and, most of all, why her mom died last year. Like colors in \u003ci\u003ecascarones\u003c\/i\u003e, Lina's life is a rainbow of people, interests, and unexpected changes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her first novel for young readers, Diana López creates a clever and honest story about a young Latina girl navigating growing pains in her South Texan city.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiana López\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eChoke\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConfetti Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2012 William Allen White Award. She is the editor of the journal\u003ci\u003eHuizache \u003c\/i\u003eand the managing director of CentroVictoria, an organization devoted to promoting Mexican American literature. She lives in South Texas and teaches at the University of Houston-Victoria. You can visit her website at ww.dianalopezbooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Confetti Girl\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754305945888,"sku":"9780316029568","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7fb7787b261df705a9ce40808f243067.webp?v=1780037412","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/confetti-girl-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}