Confetti Girl

An appealing coming-of-age novel set in a traditional Mexican-American town . . . Local idioms of Spanish proverbs--"dichos"--used as chapter headings enlighten both characters and readers.--"Kirkus Reviews."

Diana López is the author of the novels Choke and Confetti Girl, which won the 2012 William Allen White Award. She is the editor of the journalHuizache and the managing director of CentroVictoria, an organization devoted to promoting Mexican American literature. She lives in South Texas and teaches at the University of Houston-Victoria. You can visit her website at ww.dianalopezbooks.com.