Sweet Fifteen by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
	List Price:   $9.95 Unit Price:   $7.96 You Save:   $1.99 (20%) ISBN-10:   155885133X ISBN-13:   9781558851337 Publisher:   Arte Publico Press Edition:   2 Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   January 1995 Pages:   296 Format:   Trade Paper 2 Ages:   11 and UP Grades:   7 and up
Awards
1995  Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION ADOLESCENCE_FICTION FAMILY LIFE_FICTION FRIENDSHIP_FICTION
Description/Notes
While making a party dress for Stefanie Bonilla, age 14, Rita Navarro falls in love with her uncle & befriends her widowed mother, maturing in the process. When seamstress Rita Navarro makes a quinceanera dress for fourteen-year-old Stefanie, she finds herself becoming involved with the girl's family and attracted to her uncle. A compelling coming-of-age novel unfolds against the backdrop of a traditional quinceanera celebration.