![]() Mateo’s life is turned upside down the day U.S. Her audiences will not be disappointed.Ī Mexican American boy takes on heavy responsibilities when his family is torn apart. ![]() She does hone in, unerringly, on the concerns of her audience, using a style that rat-tats out wisecracks-not great, but funny and on the mark. ![]() A Danziger book is rarely distinguished by plot, characterization or literary style. An understanding friendship with a boy helps. Dragged sulkily to her new home, having wrung from her parents the promise of a return to earth after a year, she begins a reluctant adjustment and, of course, finds that the kids on the moon are not as bad as she thought they'd be, that there are values beyond the ones she's held so dear, and that she'd like to stay after all. When her parents announce that they are joining a colony on the moon, she is devastated and considers every option, from pregnancy to being nice to her sister to escape. ![]() Aurora Williams, 15 and a sophomore, is in the right crowd with the right best friend, and even has a date for the big dance with the right boy. This new novel by the popular Danziger features a heroine who lives in the year 2057 but whose problems will seem familiar to today's teens. ![]()
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