Parrot In The Oven: Mi Vida - Softcover

Moore, David W; Short, Deborah J; Smith, Michael W; Tatum, Alfred W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0736231668 ISBN 13: 9780736231664

Publisher: National Geographic School Pub, 2006

Synopsis

Manny Hernandez's life at home is very difficult, and his friends at school believe gangs are the best teachers. But is this really the education Manny wants?

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Review:

It's no wonder that Parrot in the Oven won the 1996 National Book Award for Young People's Fiction. Victor Martinez's lush, evocative prose leaps from the page, grabbing the reader by the throat right from the start. Not only do we witness Manuel Hernandez's coming of age, we feel every juicy moment of it: his ache for something just out of reach, the confusion of seeing his family with new eyes, the tickle and flood of awakening passion. It's difficult to portray transformation from the inside, but Martinez does so with grace and power.

About the Author:

Professor of Education Arizona State University Dr. David Moore taught high school social students and reading in Arizona public schools before entering college teaching. He currently teaches secondary school teacher preparation courses in adolescent literacy. He co-chaired the International Reading Association's Commission on Adolescent Literacy and is actively involved with several professional associations. His twenty-five year publication record balances research reports, professional articles, book chapters, and books. Noteworthy publications include the International Reading Association position statement on adolescent literacy and the Handbook of the Reading Research chapter on secondary school reading. Recent books include Teaching Adolescents Who Struggle with Reading (2nd ed.) and Principled Practices for Adolescent Literacy.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic School Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0736231668
• ISBN 13: 9780736231664
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 183