Canales, Viola,

The tequila worm /Viola Canales. - New York : Wendy Lamb Books, (c)2005. - 199 pages ; 22 cm.

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."



Pura Belpre Author Award, 2006. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006.

9780385746748 9780385909050 9780375840890

2004024533


Families--Texas--Juvenile fiction.
Neighborhoods--Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Catholics--Juvenile fiction.
Boarding schools--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Juvenile fiction.

PZ7 / .T478 2005