Becoming Naomi Leon - Hardcover

Ryan, Pam Munoz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0439269695 ISBN 13: 9780439269698

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2004

Synopsis

The highly anticipated new novel from the Pura Belpre and Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author of ESPERANZA RISING.

Naomi Soledad León Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, & her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram's self-prophecies, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. Luckily, Naomi also has her carving to strengthen her spirit. And life with Gram & her little brother, Owen, is happy & peaceful. That is, until their mother reappears after 7 years of being gone, stirring up all sorts of questions & challenging Naomi to discover who she really is.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"I always thought that the biggest trial in my life was my name, Naomi Guadalupe Zamora Outlaw, but little did I know that it was the least of my problems, or that someday I would live up to it."

One evening, everything Naomi has known with Gram and her little brother begins to unravel. Naomi's mother wants to kidnap her. Gram is willing to go to the end of the earth to save Naomi, but will that be enough? A quiet life in Lemon Tree, California, becomes a runaway journey to find an estranged father in exotic Oaxaca, Mexico.

From the Back Cover:

From the award-winning author of ESPERANZA RISING comes this riveting novel about family and identity that will leave a deep impression on your heart.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0439269695
• ISBN 13: 9780439269698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 246