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Down to the Bone

by Mayra Lazara Dole

ISBN13: 9780060843106
ISBN10: 0060843101
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Here's what it means to be a tortillera.

It means you're a girl who loves girls.

Which means you get kicked out of Catholic school faster than Mother Superior Sicko can say "immoral."

Which means your wacko Mami finds out.

Which means you're kicked to the curb with nowhere to go, and the love of your life is shipped off to Puerto Rico to marry a guy.

But this is Miami, and if you have a bighearted best friend and a loyal puppy at your side, and if your broken heart is still full of love, you just might land on your feet.

In a first novel as crazy, joyful, hilarious, and painful as your first love, Mayra Lazara Dole goes beyond the many meanings of tortillera to paint a vivid picture of a girl who gets kicked out of home only to find a new kind of family.

About the Author

Mayra Lazara Dole is an author who has also been a drummer, dancer, landscape designer, Cuban chef, hairdresser, and library assistant. She was born in Cuba and now lives in Miami with her partner, Damarys.

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ISBN:: 9780060843106
Publisher:: HarperTeen
Subject:: People & Places - United States - Hispanic/Latino
Author:: Dole, Mayra Lazara
Author:: by Mayra Lazara Dole
Author:: by Mayra Lazara Dole
Subject:: Social Issues - Adolescence
Subject:: Social Issues - Homosexuality
Subject:: Identity
Subject:: Self-acceptance
Subject:: Ethnic - Hispanic & Latino
Subject:: Lesbians
Edition Description:: Hardcover
Publication Date:: 20080226
Binding:: Hardback
Grade Level:: from 9
Language:: English
Pages:: 384
Dimensions:: 7.34x5.46x1.34 in. .96 lbs.
Age Level:: from 14

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