{"product_id":"cuba-15","title":"Cuba 15","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Matt de la Peña and Sandra Cisneros comes a novel about family and identity, where Violet Paz prepares for her \u003cb\u003equinceañero and \u003c\/b\u003elearns about her Cuban heritage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Violet Paz has just turned fifteen, a pivotal birthday in the eyes of her Cuban grandmother.  Fifteen is the age when a girl enters womanhood, traditionally celebrating the occasion  with a quinceañero.\u003cbr\u003e   But while Violet is half Cuban, she’s also half Polish, and more  importantly, she feels 100% American. Except for her zany family’s passion for playing  dominoes, smoking cigars, and dancing to Latin music, Violet knows little about Cuban  culture, nada about quinces, and only tidbits about the history of Cuba.\u003cbr\u003e   So when  Violet begrudgingly accepts Abuela’s plans for a quinceañero–and as she begins to  ask questions about her Cuban roots–cultures and feelings collide. The mere mention  of Cuba and Fidel Castro elicits her grandparents’sadness and her father’s anger.  Only Violet’s aunt Luz remains open-minded.\u003cbr\u003e   With so many divergent views, it’s not  easy to know what to believe. All Violet knows is that she’s got to form her own  opinions, even if this jolts her family into unwanted confrontations. After all,  a quince girl is supposed to embrace responsibility–and to Violet that includes understanding  the Cuban heritage that binds her to a homeland she’s never seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eViolet’s hilarious cool first-person narrative veers between farce and tenderness, denial and truth\u003c\/b\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This funny and tender chronicle of Violet's 15th year...\u003cb\u003e[has] heart and humor.\u003c\/b\u003e\"-\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCuba 15\u003c\/i\u003e will make readers laugh, whether or not their families are as loco as Violet’s.\u003c\/b\u003e”—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eOsa's tale about a warmhearted, fun-loving family,\u003c\/b\u003e a teenager's typical  ambivalence about different cultures, the stress of dealing with high  school demands and pressures, a budding romance, and how an imaginative,  high-spirited young woman handles some thorny issues and does some  growing up in the process, \u003cb\u003erings true and makes for an entertaining  story.\u003c\/b\u003e\"-\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThe characters are so charming\u003c\/b\u003e that while readers are  in their company, the experience is interesting and engaging.\"-\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Pura Belpré Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Best Book for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Youth First Novels\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50952828125472,"sku":"9780385732338","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780385732338.jpg?v=1763662746","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/cuba-15","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}