

She's a daughter to her book-obsessed dad, a plain-Jane best friend to beautiful Vanessa, and a girl with a major crush. Like cascarones, hollowed eggshells filled with a bright rainbow of confetti, Lina is many different colors all in one. a best friend (even though Vanessa's now completely boy crazy), a science lover (although her dad thinks she likes English just because he likes English), a pobrecita ("poor baby," what Vanessa's mom has called her ever since Lina's mom died), a sock enthusiast (or sockiophile?), and in love with Luis (shh, don't tell him!).

New York Library's 2009 list of "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing".Winner of the William Allen White Award.
