Winner of the Pura Belpr Award We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times.
A glossary of Spanish words is included in the back of the book..
Now more than ever, Efr n must channel his inner Soperboy to help take care of and try to reunite his family.
His worst nightmare comes true one day when Am doesn\'t return from work and is deported across the border to Tijuana, M xico.
But Efr n worries about his parents; although he\'s American-born, his parents are undocumented.
Both Am and Ap work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efr n and his younger siblings Max and M a feel safe and loved. --Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street Efr n Nava\'s Am is his Superwoman--or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares.
This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness.
Winner of the Pura Belpr Award We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times
