In her first novel for young readers, diana lopez creates a clever and honest story about a young latina girl navigating growing pains in her south texan city. She was featured in the anthologies hecho en tejas and you dont have a clue and appeared as a guest on nprs latino usa. You could say texan author diana lopezs first book, confetti girl led to the opportunity to write the book adaptation of the popular disney movie, coco. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looki. Time for kids explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. We can now, in this book, reveal that additional research into the circumstances of dianas death brought forth two new witnessesgeorge and sabine dauzonnewho were present at the accident.
May 01, 2010 buy the paperback book confetti girl by diana lopez at indigo. Buy a cheap copy of confetti girl book by diana lopez. Confetti girl by diana lopez pdf free download ebook. The title of this book is confetti girl and it was written by diana lopez. Buy the paperback book confetti girl by diana lopez at indigo. Little, brown books for young readers, 9780316029551, 208pp. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Parentssiblingsbabies, school, loss, friendship grade. The main issue in the book is issues between friends and parents. The confetti girl by diana lopez year 2010 199 pages this book is intended for teens and young adults or really any age. Author diana lopez uses corpus christi as setting for her book. Vanesa end up dating someone and vanesas single father then gets a girlfriend.
Jan 01, 2009 the confetti girl by diana lopez year 2010 199 pages this book is intended for teens and young adults or really any age. She won the 2004 alfredo cisneros del moral award and the 2012 william allen white award. Her dad read a lot to get over the sadness of losing his wife. Flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for answers. It was published by little, brown books for young readers and has a total of 208 pages in the book. Confetti girl is a book about a middle schooler named lina.
Her dad is a singleminded english teacher and bibliophi. Diana pronounced deeanna lopez is a native of corpus christi, texas. The hidden girl printables, classroom activities, teacher. Were dedicated to reader privacy so we never track you. Lina and her best friend vanesa two boys in their class. The person who wrote the book confetti girl is the author diana lopez for more info of the book go to bye thank you for the question. Confetti girl author diana lopez returns with this sweet, funny, and utterly honest story about being a girl in a world full of good.
Lina has a deceased mom and a single dad who loves book, hes an english teacher. Author diana lopez goes back to her roots, uses corpus christi as setting for book confetti girl takes place in corpus christi and is a coming of age story about a. Sep 27, 2016 emma and jannie eat and cook healthy food and fried chicken funny food toys video for kids duration. Thats right, all we need is the price of a paperback book to sustain a nonprofit library the whole world depends on. Local idioms of spanish proverbsdichosused as chapter headings enlighten both characters and readers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read confetti girl. Diana lopez is the author of the novels choke and confetti girl, which won the 2012 william allen white childrens book award. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a. Even though her house is crammed full of books her dads a bibliophile, shes having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friends divorced mom is obsessed with making cascarones hollowed eggshells filled with colorful confetti, and, most of all, why her mom. Diana and her younger brother, charles, spent weekends going from one house to another. Also getting good grades is a great way to loose privileges with friends. Emma and jannie eat and cook healthy food and fried chicken funny food toys video for kids duration.
I found this book at my book fair in my middle school and the cover wheeled me in. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos. About the book confetti girl by diana lopez 2009 little, brown and company, new york, n. Confetti girl is a good, solid middle grade novel, mostly dealing with common middle grade issues.
Princess diana by claire ewers family life childhood and school life dianas family life wasnt always easy. Vanessas parents have divorced and her mother spends her days making cascarones, a traditional mexican goodluck craft made of eggshells and filled with confetti, which become the book s central metaphor. May 01, 2010 apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for answers. Dodi had bought an estate, once owned by film star julie andrews, by the beach in malibu, california, and shown diana a video of it. She set out to change that with her 2009 book confetti girl. Lina has a deceased mom and she likes to collect books. Students could read watership down first and then read confetti girl to truly understand how the classic novel helps lina to make sense of her own life. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for ans. Read confetti girl by diana lopez available from rakuten kobo. We have only 150 staff but run one of the worlds top websites.
Childrens book lot confetti girl millicent min, girl. Lina is an optimistic young hispanic girl searching for answers to tough questions in her south texas neighborhood. Its all about a girl named lina and her best friend named vanessa, its just about their lives. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for answers.
Diana can also be found on the site read to write stories, where she blogs about how to create conflict with subtext. Diana lopez is the author of the adult novella, sofias saints and the middle grade novels, confetti girl, choke, and the recently released ask my mood ring how i feel. Also check out goodreads,, little brown books for young readers, scholastic, amazon, and barnes and noble. When her mother is killed by the gestapo, a jewish girl named lola is sent into hiding. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.
Although confetti girl takes on a serious subject matter, its also about fun, a whole semesters worth, which includes confrontations with the schools most popular boy, a school festival, volleyball, friendship, boy craziness, a quinceanera and trips to the beach and the counselors office. I was impressed by these phrases that everyone has to do our best with the time that we have and it s important to show love i really agreed with this. He told her the sumptuous house was where they would spend their married life. Princess diana by cherry gilchrist goodreads share book. I care more about volleyball, geometry, and how toasters and lawn mowers work.
Even though her house is crammed full of books her dads a bibliophile, shes having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friends divorced mom is obsessed with making cascarones hollowed. Confetti girl printables, classroom activities, teacher. Confetti girl by diana lopez in fb2, rtf, txt download ebook. She is the editor of the literary magazine huizache and managing director of centrovictoria, an organization devoted to promoting mexican american literature. You can also click here for a book trailer of confetti girl featuring the author.
Nov 29, 2017 author diana lopez goes back to her roots, uses corpus christi as setting for book confetti girl takes place in corpus christi and is a coming of age story about a girl, dealing with her mother. Jul 27, 2018 if you see comments in violation of our community guidelines, please report them. Childrens book lot confetti girl millicent min, girl genius. As it says on the back of the book, a book unread is a life unlived. Diana lopez is the author of the adult novella, sofias saints. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading confetti girl. One button 15 links for downloading the book confetti girl in all ebook formats. Vanesa ends up dating her crush, carlos and vanesas single father then gets a. Apr 18, 20 confetti 1 colorful falling paper dots motion background video loop duration. The chilling latenight phone calls were apparently m. Confetti 1 colorful falling paper dots motion background video loop duration. Thia book tells the realistic story of a teenage girl who gets bad news about her mom and then works to make a difference in the world. Princess diana hit back in the news covert book report.
Jun 27, 2017 a bombshell new book claims princess diana would call camilla in the middle of the night saying she had sent someone to kill her. Jun 01, 2009 confetti girl ebook written by diana lopez. If you see comments in violation of our community guidelines, please report them. But when someone threatens to expose her to the nazis, lola must flee again, this time hiding with anot explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. But, i admit, when jason quintanilla called me daddy longlegs, i went to the girls restroom to cry.
Author diana lopez is spoton with her descriptions of budding middle school romance, merciless teasing, and parentchild misunderstandings. Princess diana book report by claire ewers on prezi. Read the story about a girl who uses her mood ring to help make important decisions in her life. After the death of her mother, seventhgrader linas grades and mood drop as she watches her father lose himself more and more in books.
Linas frustration grows as she discovers the vicissitudes of the first love and that happiness can be as fragile as an eggshell. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science. Ostracised by the royal family and stripped of her hrh title, diana was said to be excited by the prospect. Jun 01, 2009 author diana lopez is spot on with her descriptions of budding middle school romance, merciless teasing, and parentchild misunderstandings. I read it about 5 times, nd today like 5 minutes ago i finished a book report on it. Confetti girl by lopez, diana and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Employing lovely metaphors and realistic dialogue, adult author lopez sofias saints delicately displays the power of optimism and innovation during difficult times. Uhv instructors book chosen for award by kansas schoolchildren. Apolonia lina flores loves science and mathematical riddles, playing volleyball and.
Young readers will find much to like about confetti girl, including the added bonus of the latino words of wisdom that begin each chapter and the hispanic customs scattered throughout the story. This book is a really fun read and could be for all ages. The author, diana lopez, promotes mexicanamerican literature and wrote the books confetti girl and choke. Confetti girl by diana lopez little, brown books for young readers. Apolonia lina flores is a brave latina girl trying to restore her life in corpus christi, tex. Each chapter of confetti girl begins with a dicho, a short. Confetti girl apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for answers.
Book trailer for confetti girl by diana lopez created at images were retrieved from photobucket. This time is necessary for searching and sorting links. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. At first, lola secretly lives in the home of a ukrainian woman. Vanessas parents have divorced and her mother spends her days making cascarones, a traditional mexican goodluck craft made of eggshells and filled with confetti, which become the books central metaphor.
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