The Tequila Worm

Description:

Sofia grows up in the close-knit community of the barrio in McAllen, Texas, then finds that her experiences as a scholarship student at an Episcopal boarding school in Austin only strengthen her ties to family and her "comadres."

subjects: Catholics,  Families,  Neighborhoods,  Juvenile fiction,  Family life,  Fiction,  Mexican Americans,  Boarding schools,  Schools,  Neighborhood,  Family life, fiction,  Mexican americans, fiction,  Boarding schools, fiction,  Texas, fiction,  Children's fiction,  award:Pura_Belpre_award,  lexile:830,  lexile_range:801-900,  age:min:12,  age:max:15,  grade:min:7,  grade:max:9

Places: Texas