Srta. Quinces
by Kat Fajardo •
Related Edition: English-Language
Illustrator Honor, 2024
Grades 5 - 8 Graphic Novel
A great read with humor throughout! Sue is just like the other kids out of school for summer and looking forward to spending the summer reading, and going to the overnight camp with her friends. Instead she has to go to Honduras with her parents and two sisters to visit relatives.
It doesn't help that they live way out in the country, with no internet or cable! She won't even be able to text her friends. The trip goes from bad to worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceañera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants.
Sue is not remotely interested in wearing a big, fluffy, colorful dress! What is she going to do? She also wonders how she will survive all this "quality" time with her sometimes noisey and uncontrollable family? Get ready for a fun and heartwarming ride as Sue navigates it all.