I had mentioned that i was looking for more multicultural projects, both projects that had very much to do with cultural identity, and other projects that featured main characters of color, but of which their ethnicity was not. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Confetti girl is a good, solid middle grade novel, mostly dealing with common middle grade issues. Confetti girl by diana lopez pdf free download ebook. I appreciated the all latino cast of characters a rarity. Lola levine is a joy, and even though she stops goals at soccer games, she could never stop readers from smiling as they eagerly wait for her next adventure. Teachers guide provided by disney publishing worldwide. May 01, 2010 diana pronounced deeanna lopez is a native of corpus christi, texas. I had mentioned that i was looking for more multicultural projects, both projects that had very much to do with cultural identity, and other projects that featured main characters of color, but. Tortilla sun by from confetti girl by diana lopez 1 mom always had afterschool projects waiting for me. Diana lopez, author of confetti girl, choke, ask my mood ring how i feel and nothing up my sleeve. Since getting her bfa in graphic design, she has worked with walt disney.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read confetti girl. Read confetti girl by diana lopez available from rakuten kobo. Confetti girl is about a teenage girl named lina who is not yet over the lost of her mother. She was a middle school teacher for more than a decade, and saw firsthand the disturbing choking game trend. Confetti girl ebook by diana lopez 9780316052528 rakuten kobo. A story about music, shoes, and family by diana lopez. Lina lives with her father in corpus christi, texas. Summary of confetti girl and totilla sun 735 words. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Parentssiblingsbabies, school, loss, friendship grade.
Confetti girl tackles some very tough topics, including. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading confetti girl. Jun 01, 2009 like colors in cascarones, linas life is a rainbow of people, interests, and unexpected changes. Confetti girl by diana lopez book cover, description, publication history. Download pdf luna fortuna lucky luna ebook free online. Read the passage from the novel confetti girl and the passage from tortilla sun. Choke written by diana lopez and has been published by scholastic inc. Booklist like the colorful cascarones lopez writes about, confetti girl is bursting with heartwarming cheer.
Confetti girl by diana lopez goodreads confetti girl lopez, diana on. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. 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. Ask my mood ring how i feel download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for answers. A heartfelt novel about the disturbing choking game trend and one girls struggle for selfacceptance. In confetti girl, lopez masterfully blends serious middle.
In her first novel for young readers, diana lopez creates a clever and honest story. Apolonia lina flores is a brave latina girl trying to restore her life in corpus christi, tex. Confetti girl by diana lopez little, brown books for young readers. This acclaimed book by diana lopez is available at in several formats for your ereader.
Diana lopez is the author of the middle grade novels confetti girl, choke, and ask my mood ring how i feel. Lopez teaches at the university of houstonvictoria and works with centrovictoria, an organization devoted to promoting mexican american literature. Protagnist is venessa antagonist is her dad setting. Childrens book lot confetti girl millicent min, girl. Lopez effectively portrays the texas setting and the characters latino heritagethis debut novel puts at its center a likable girl facing realistic problems on her own terms. 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 introduces confetti girl and shares her inspiration for the book. Flores dont have the best relationship, they really dont talk, all he focuses on is reading, lina had a best friend named vanessa, vanessa and lina have been best friends since they were younger. Confetti girl lopez insurance advantage as a texas state alum, you can save money on your insurance through the texas state alumni association. Confetti girl written by diana lopez and has been published by little, brown books for young readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 20090601 with juvenile fiction categories. Buy a discounted paperback of confetti girl online from australias leading online bookstore. But after the sudden death of her mother, her world in corpus christi, texas, makes no sense. Her dad is a singleminded english teacher and bibliophi. An interview with diana lopez read to write stories.
She now lives in san antonio, where she taught in a middle school for nearly a decade and currently teaches english at st. Confetti girl by diana lopez 9780316029568 booktopia. Confetti girl by diana lopez in fb2, rtf, txt download ebook. This tells you that leana prbobly feels left out of her dads life. It is well written and comes to a nice conclusion, with some lessons learned, but it never reaches much depth. Confetti girl diana lopez little, brown young readers june 1, 2009 apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for answers.
Confetti 1 colorful falling paper dots motion background video loop duration. 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. Buy a cheap copy of confetti girl book by diana lopez. Diana lives in victoria, texas where she teaches creative writing at the university of houstonvictoria. Apolonia lina flores loves science and mathematical riddles, playing volleyball and collecting extravagant, romantic and lonely socks. She was featured in the anthologies hecho en tejas and you dont have a clue and appeared as a guest on nprs latino usa. Confetti girl by lopez, diana and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nov 20, 2015 diana lopez is the author of the novels choke and confetti girl, which won the 2012 william allen white award.
Ever so quietly, author diana lopez, fills the story with significant moments of authenticity. Scholastic books will publish confetti girl in paperback in 2010. Lopez has three older brothers, steven and mark who are also olympians and jean lopez who coaches lopez and her other two brothers. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science. Confetti girl is available in hard cover and electronic form. Confetti girl by diana lopez by kassey peralta on prezi. Diana lopez is the author of the adult novella, sofias saints. Remember to use details quotes from both texts to support your ideas. It was published by little, brown books for young readers and has a total of 208 pages in the book. Even though her house is crammed full of books her dads a bibliophile, shes having trouble. Like colors in cascarones, linas life is a rainbow of people, interests, and unexpected changes. Jan 01, 2009 i really enjoyed the book confetti girl by diana lopez. This week, is featuring the critically acclaimed novelist diana lopez.
This book is a really fun read and could be for all ages. Diana lopez, author of confetti girl andask my mood ring how i feel. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities. For more information about diana and her books, visit her online at. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app.
The main issue in the book is issues between friends and parents. Diana lopez is the author of the adult novella, sofias saints and the middle grade novels, confetti girl, choke, ask my mood ring how i feel, and nothing up my sleeve. Currently, diana teaches literature and creative writing at the university of houston in victoria, texas. 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.
Mom always had afterschool projects waiting for me. Confetti girl download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Confetti girl by diana lopez abebooks passion for books. Little, brown books for young readers release date. Write an essay analyzing how these differences in points of view create tension in both stories. Also getting good grades is a great way to loose privileges with friends. Confetti girl written by diana lopez and has been published by little, brown books for young readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 20090601 with juvenile fiction. Flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos just looking for answers.
See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. She is the editor of the journal huizache and the managing director of centrovictoria, an organization devoted to promoting mexican american literature. Apolonia lina flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl whos. Lola levine chapter books a books series by monica brown.
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. Employing lovely metaphors and realistic dialogue, adult author lopez. A story filled with as much heartache as confetti girl might easily venture into the melancholy. Diana lopez born january 7, 1984 is an american olympic taekwondo competitor from sugar land, texas. 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. Her dad is a school teacher who is only focused on books and making lina read but lina and her dad mr. Student name p grade 8 english language artsliteracy test. Her kind but distant englishteacher father has filled the house with books, and her best friend, vanessa, has problems of her own.
She grew up in corpus christi then moved to san antonio, texas, where she met her husband gene. An adaptation of choke will be featured on the lifetime movie network this summer. Each chapter of confetti girl begins with a dicho, a short. Click download or read online button to get confetti girl book now. Grade 8 online practice test answer and alignment document unit 1 items 1.
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