A birthday in the barrio

Description:

When Lazarita's unemployed father cannot afford a party for her "quinces," the birthday celebration that marks a fifteen-year-old girl's entrance into womanhood, her friends in her Miami Cuban-American community enlist the mayor's help to plan a surprise block party.

subjects: Cuban Americans,  Quinceañera (Social custom),  Spanish language materials,  Birthdays,  Fiction,  Bilingual,  Parties,  Friendship,  Cumpleaños,  Amistad,  Ficción juvenil,  Cuban-americanos,  Fiestas,  Materiales bilingües,  Children's fiction

Places: Miami (Fla.)