The moon within /
Salazar, Aida,
The moon within / Aida Salazar ; [illustrations, Joe Cepeda]. - First edition. - 231 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian is uncomfortable about her approaching period, and the changes that are happening to her body; she is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion--until she finds out that her best friend Magda is contemplating an even more profound change of life.
9781338283372 1338283375 9781338283389 1338283383
2018017565
Racially mixed children--Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed families--Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people--Juvenile fiction.
Puberty--Rites and ceremonies--Juvenile fiction.
Menstrual cycle--Rites and ceremonies--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Transgender children--Juvenile fiction.
Life change events--Juvenile fiction.
Best friends--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
The moon within / Aida Salazar ; [illustrations, Joe Cepeda]. - First edition. - 231 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian is uncomfortable about her approaching period, and the changes that are happening to her body; she is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion--until she finds out that her best friend Magda is contemplating an even more profound change of life.
9781338283372 1338283375 9781338283389 1338283383
2018017565
Racially mixed children--Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed families--Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people--Juvenile fiction.
Puberty--Rites and ceremonies--Juvenile fiction.
Menstrual cycle--Rites and ceremonies--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Transgender children--Juvenile fiction.
Life change events--Juvenile fiction.
Best friends--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.