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Manuel Hernandez is trying hard to grow up into a "vato firme", a guy to respect, in a mixed-up, crazy world. Set in urban California, "Parrot in the Oven" tells the story of a young Mexican-American boy who struggles with an alcoholic and violent father, the prejudice of his white classmates, and the pressure to join a gang.

"Reading this book is so intimately revelatory it's like moving into someone's house. Martinez' deceptively straightforward prose is rich with poetic turns of phrase, and his ability to communicate the environment and dynamics of this family--their struggles with poverty, racism, and violence--make his writing startlingly visceral."

Janice M. Del Negro, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, December 1996

"The book's greatest success lies in Martinez's ability to immerse readers immediately and effortlessly in the world of the narrator."

Jim Naughton, Washington Post Book World, 01/12/1997

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