Becoming Naomi Leon by Pammunoz Ryan

Becoming Naomi Leon by Pammunoz Ryan

Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has a lot to deal with - like having the 'funniest name in the universe' for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram) her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as 'nobody special'. But according to Gram, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. Luckily, with Gram and her little brother, Owen, life at Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho is happy and peaceful. That is, until Naomi and Owen's mother reappears after seven years, stirring up all sorts of questions - and a whole lot of trouble. Soon Naomi finds herself on a whirlwind journey in a last-ditch effort to keep her family together. But will positive thinking be enough to save them? The book includes bonus interview, information and interactivity.

Pam Muoz Ryan is the author of Echo, a New York Times Best Seller, a Newbery Honor Novel from 2016, and the Kirkus Award winner. She has authored over forty novels for children and has received numerous awards, including the National Endowment for the Arts' Human and Civil Rights Prize, the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, the Willa Cather Award, the Pura Belpré Medal, and the PEN USA Award. Esperanza Rising, Riding Freedom, Becoming Naomi León, Paint the Wind, and The Dreamer are some of her novels.

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ISBN 13	9780439269971
ISBN 10	0439269970
Title	Becoming Naomi Leon
Author	Pammunoz Ryan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Scholastic US
Year published	2005-10-01
Number of pages	264
Prizes	Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2007, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 2007, Short-listed for Nevada Young Readers' Award (Young Readers) 2008, Short-listed for Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2007
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