"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Martin, New York Public LibraryĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Teens will cheer for Laura in her struggle to find herself and a family.- Hillias J. Dole captivatingly colors Laura and her entourage with a rainbow of multicultural dialects, bits of Spanish, and slang. Readers will relish the teen's descriptions of the food, fury, and passion that make up her life. While some of the action occasionally feels blunt and forced, Laura's unique, spunky attitude fleshes out the more dramatic bits and keeps the pages turning. Her story isn't uncommon in the queer-teen-lit canon, but Dole's infusion of lively, spicy Cuban-American culture set against a hot Miami setting makes it rise above many other titles in the genre. Abandoned, heartbroken, and confused, Laura takes refuge with another friend and struggles to find a home and identity in both the straight and the gay world. : Down to the Bone (9780060843113) by Dole, Mayra Lazara and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Soon after, Laura's devoted girlfriend yields to family pressure and accepts a marriage proposal. Grade 9 Up-When a nun at her Catholic school confiscates and reads aloud in class a note to Laura Amores from another girl, declaring her love, the teen is kicked out of her school and her home.
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