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02256cam a2200337Ia 4500 001 C8E20AB62B1011DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 005 20160203013519 008 070521s2007 nyu j 000 1deng 020 $a 0689878109 020 $a 9780689878107 035 $a (OCoLC)132782009 040 $a TDS $c TDS $d SILO $d BTCTA $d XY4 $d EHH $d LJW $d SILO 100 1 $a AlegriÌa, MaliÌn. 245 1 $a Estrella's quinceanÌera / $c MaliÌn AlegriÌa. 250 $a 1st Simon Pulse ed. 260 $a New York : $b Simon Pulse, $c 2007. 300 $a 260 p. ; $c 21 cm. 520 $a Estrella's mother and aunt are planning a gaudy, traditional quinceanÌera for her, even though it is the last thing she wants. Estrella Alvarez is turning fifteen, and she's not happy about it. For as long as she can remember, her mother has been planning an elaborate quinceanÌera, complete with a mariachi band, cheesy decorations, and a hideous dress. Estrella is so over it. She'd much rather have an understated dinner party at a posh restaurant downtown -- that way, she can invite her two best friends from private school, who have no idea Estrella lives in the barrio. Even though Estrella tries to keep her home life a secret from her school friends, things get even more complicated when she falls for Speedy, a cholo whom her new friends -- and her parents -- would definitely disapprove of. Caught between her family's wishes and the allure of her sophisticated friends, Estrella is forced to make some tough choices. This funny, touching book follows one girl's struggle to figure out who she really wants to be. 650 0 $a Mexican Americans. $v Juvenile fiction. 650 1 $a Mexican Americans. $v Fiction. 650 1 $a QuinceanÌera (social custom) $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Mothers and daughters. $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Friendship. $v Fiction. 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0631/2005014540-d.html 856 41 $3 Sample text $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2005014540-s.html 939 $a 5884235 941 $a 2 952 $l 3HSX245 $d 20231214011203.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202033849.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C8E20AB62B1011DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search