Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican American family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone’s struggle.

Featured in Volume VI, Issue 1 of WOW Review.

• ISBN: 9780060267049
• Author: Martinez, Victor
• Published: 1996 , Rayo
• Themes: Coming of age, Family, Struggle
• Descriptors: Latinx in US, Pura Belpré, Realistic Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 224