This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Best Books - YA category by the Texas Institute of Letters. It was recognised by the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award. It also was recognised in the Books for Teens category by the New York Public Library Awards.
This book is part of a book series called Latino Fiction For Young Adults .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.
There are 210 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Cinco Puntos Press, U. S. .
Susan and Denise Gonzales Abraham are daughters of Cecilia Gonzales Abraham, the title character of Cecilia's Year. The sisters were born and raised in El Paso, and they both graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a B. S. in Education. Denise Gonzales Abraham received a master's degree in reading education from Arizona State University. She has taught Spanish, English, reading skills, and English as a second language in Phoenix, Arizona, and El Paso, and is currently an elementary school librarian with the Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso. She lives with her son James Carlo and seven cats.
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
New York Public Library Awards
This book was recognised in the Books for Teens category by the New York Public Library Awards.
Texas Institute of Letters
This book was recognised in the Best Books - YA category by the Texas Institute of Letters.
Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award
This book was recognised by the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award.