I enjoyed and loved this book. The book is centered around a girl, who struggles with common girl problems, all while dealing with life problems as well, which is totally relatable. The other characters in the book were interesting, because of what you learn about each of them like their current obsession, when the main character interacts with them, or narrates. I think I enjoyed this book more because it was in a girl's perspective or point-of-view. I also loved that the author used first person. I thought the cover was something new, different and definitely interesting. In Confetti Girl, López masterfully blends serious middle school issues, like friendships and first kisses, with the even more serious issues middle schoolers face, such as the death of one parent and the paralyzing grief of the other. Apolonia “Lina” Flores is an easily lovable character with her crazy socks and desire to do well on the volleyball court and in the classroom. But everything starts to unravel as Lina’s dad gets lost in books and her best friend, Vanessa, gets lost in Carlos’s dreamy eyes. With her relationships already strained, Lina’s situation gets worse when she’s benched for failing grades.What makes Confetti Girl not only an awesome middle grade read but also a great novel about Latin@s is how López seamlessly weaves in cultural details. She talks about how she decided to include certain details here. By using such things as cascarones and dichos throughout the novel, López introduces cultural specifics to readers without being preachy or teacher-like. In other words, I could see young readers responding with, “Cool, let’s make those,” or “Yup, my mom says things like that all the time,” instead of “Oh, that’s a Latin thing” (closes book). The Kirkus review of this novel put it this way: “An appealing coming-of-age novel set in a traditional Mexican-American town, in which Hispanic teachers, students and parents celebrate traditional American holidays such as Thanksgiving alongside such traditional Mexican observances as el Día de los Muertos and a Quinceañera.”Confetti Girl, López’s first middle grade novel, was a winner of the William Allen White Award and named to New York Library’s “100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.” It was a commended title for the 2010 Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, and Latinidad’s “Top Latino Book of the Year” for Middle Grade Category. It was also a Scholastic Book Club and Book Fair Selection.
What do You think about Confetti Girl (2009)?
The only William Allen White nominee I got around to reading this year....good YA book!
—Ayan
i really like this book even though i am on page 2 but i am not reading this anymore
—amarks09
Best book ever Lina has some rough times but in the end she survivrs
—Cyndi
the story of enjoying be imperfect and it fells so fresh here
—Azraelle
recommended by my Haven, very sweet book
—ClacklerPanda
