Description Quijana is a girl in pieces.
She lives in Bedford, Texas..
She is an associate professor of English at Tarrant County College.
About the Author Rebecca Balcárcel received the Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize, and her work has appeared in journals such as the North American Review .
This lyrical debut from Rebecca Balc rcel is a heartfelt poetic portrayal of a girl growing up, fitting in, and learning what it means to belong.
In the course of this immersive and beautifully written novel, Quijana must figure out which parts of herself are most important, and which pieces come together to make her whole.
One-Half kid, one-Half grown-up Quijana spends her nights Skyping with her ailing grandma and trying to figure out what\'s going on with her increasingly hard-to-reach brother.
But she can\'t help the growing feelings she has for Jayden.
One-Half crush, one-Half buddy When Quijana meets Zuri and Jayden, she knows she\'s found true friends.
One-Half Guatemalan, one-Half American When Quijana\'s Guatemalan cousins move to town, her dad seems ashamed that she doesn\'t know more about her family\'s heritage.
Description Quijana is a girl in pieces
