"Estrella's Quinceañera" by Malín Alegría follows the journey of Estrella, a Mexican-American girl on the verge of her 15th birthday. As she prepares for her quinceañera, a traditional coming-of-age celebration, Estrella grapples with cultural expectations, family dynamics, and her own identity. The pressure to uphold traditions clashes with her desire for independence and self-expression. Throughout the story, Estrella navigates friendships, family conflicts, and personal growth, all while learning what it truly means to embrace her heritage and find her voice. The novel beautifully captures the significance of cultural rites of passage and the complexity of growing up between two worlds. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-15 years.

There are 288 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2007 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers .