Raised by a single mother, Miraflores discovers as an adult that her father is still alive. She travels to Panama to meet him and discover more about her heritage and identity.
Ten-year-old larger-than-life Flora Violeta LeFevre uses humor and a little mischief to navigate her best friend moving away, her sister's overbearing and all-consuming quince preparations, and a surprising new friendship.
While a young Panamanian American girl and her father share 'just-us' time on an early morning horseback ride around their town, he tells her cowboy stories and she realizes she is a cowboy too.
Sixth-grader Sicily Jordan learns to use her voice and to find joy in who she is--a Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pride--while confronting prejudice both in the classroom and at home.
Separated from her best friend in Broolyn, thirteen-year-old Marisol spends a year with her grandmother in Panama where she secretly searches for her real father.
While visiting relatives in Seattle, twelve-year-old Willa explores the ethnic diversity of her family and investigates the pollution of a salmon stream.
Separated from her best friend in Brooklyn, thirteen-year-old Marisol spends a year with her grandmother in Panama where she secretly searches for her real father.
Memoir of the author's life growing up as an overachiever in an underpriviledged family, chronicling the blessed relationship she forged with her mother after her father deserted the family.
Memoir of the author's life growing up as an overachiever in an underpriviledged family, chronicling the blessed relationship she forged with her mother after her father deserted the family.
