Skirt by K L Savage

Skirt by K L Savage

For fans of Gary Soto and Matt de la Pe a comes a tale of a contemporary Mexican-American family with a spunky and imaginative heroine (Publishers Weekly).

Miata Ramirez is scared and upset. The skirt she brought to show off at school is gone. She brought her forklorico skirt to show off at school and left it on the bus. It's not just any skirt. This skirt belonged to Miata's mother when she was a child in Mexico. On Sunday, Miata and her dance group are supposedgoing to dance forklorico, or traditional Mexican folk dances; and that kind of dancing requires a skirt like the one Miata lost. It's Friday afternoon. Miata doesn' t want her parents to know she's lost something again. Can she find a way to rescue the precious skirt in time?

With its focus on family ties, friendship, and ethnic pride and Includes an afterword from its acclaimedthe author, The Skirt is a story that children everywhere will relate to and be inspired by, no matter their background.

A light, engaging narrative that successfully combines information on Hispanic culture with familiar and recognizable childhood themes.A fine read-aloud and discussion starter, this story blends cultural differences with human similarities to create both interest and understanding.--SLJ

Light, easy reading . . . offering readers a cast and situations with which to identify, whatever their own ethnic origins.--The Bulletin

Soto's light tale offers a pleasant blend of family ties, friendship and ethnic pride. and Miata is] a spunky and imaginative heroine.--Publishers Weekly

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781952500114
ISBN 10	1952500117
Title	Skirt
Author	K L Savage
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ruthless Underworld LLC
Year published	2020-08-28
Number of pages	270
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.