Srta. Quinces

Illustrated and written by Kat Fajardo, translated by Scholastic Inc. Published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

About

91´«Ã½

Suyapa / Sue only wants to spend her summer with friends, but her family has other plans. They set off to visit their relatives in a rural town in Honduras with no reception or internet! There, Sue’s mother decides to throw her a surprise quinceañera -- the last thing Sue wanted.

Awards Won

Title Year
Belpré Medal image Pura Belpré Award

91´«Ã½

The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
2023 - Honor(s)