Pedro Martin
1) Mexikid
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
309 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them. Pedro Martin has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito- his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution!But that doesn't mean Pedro is excited at the news that abuelito is coming to live with their family. After all,...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
309 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pedro/Peter Martin is a Mexikid, or a kid born in the US to parents from Mexico, a kid who doesn't quite belong either place.
So he's not sure what to expect when his dad announces that the whole family (all 11 of them) will be piling into their winnebago to drive 2,000 miles down to Mexico with a mission: bring their mysterious, Mexican-Revolution-era Abuelito home to live with them. But their grandfather has a mission of his own, and he won't leave...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
309 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir"--