by Victor Martinez · Rayo · tapa dura · ISBN 9780060267049
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«Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida» is the young adult novel by Victor Martinez, published by Rayo in hardcover (216 pages, in English).
Manny, a fourteen-year-old Mexican-American boy, narrates the year before his possible entry into a gang. His alcoholic father calls him «perico» and compares him to a coin of little value; his mother cleans tirelessly. Manny seeks to be a «vato firme» and earn respect in a coming-of-age story about family and identity.
Novel winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature (1996), the Américas Award, and the Pura Belpré Award (1998).
Recommended for young readers aged eleven and up, especially those interested in realistic fiction about the Mexican-American experience.
