"Sensational." --Matt de la Pena, New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author of The Last Stop on Market Street Save the restaurant.
Funny and poignant, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora is the vibrant story of a family, a striking portrait of a town, and one boy\'s quest to save both, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia..
Arturo refuses to let his family and community go down without a fight, and as he schemes with Carmen, Arturo discovers the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of Jose Marti.
He almost doesn\'t notice the smarmy land developer who rolls into town and threatens to change it.
But this summer also includes Carmen, a cute poetry enthusiast who moves into Arturo\'s apartment complex and turns his stomach into a deep fryer.
Maybe.
And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuela\'s restaurant.
Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, Epic FAIL? For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees.
Make Abuela proud.
Get the girl.
Save the town. "Sensational." --Matt de la Pena, New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author of The Last Stop on Market Street Save the restaurant
