For as long as Estrella Alvarez can remember, her mother has been planning to throw her an elaborate quinceañera for her fifteenth birthday — complete with a mariachi band, cheesy decorations, and a hideous dress. Just thinking about her quince makes Estrella cringe. But her mother insists that it’s tradition. Estrella has other things on her mind, anyway — like dating Speedy. Does it matter that her new friends — and her parents — would never approve of aguy from el barrio? Estrella’s almost fifteen and wants to start making her own decisions. But is she ready to find out who she is — and who she really wants to be?
- ISBN: 9780689878107
- Author: Alegria, Malin
- Published: 2007 , Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Themes: Choices and decisions, Family life, Quinceañera (Social custom)
- Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic Fiction, United States
- No. of pages: 288