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Title details for Tumble by Celia C. Pérez - Available

Tumble

by Celia C. Pérez
Victoria Villarreal
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From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk and Strange Birds, a dazzling novel about a young girl who collects the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores she’s never met.
A 2023 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book
Twelve-year-old Adela “Addie” Ramírez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure she’s ever known, but with a new half brother due in a few months and a big school theater performance on her mind, everything suddenly feels like it’s moving too fast. She has a million questions, and the first is about the young man in the photo she found hidden away in her mother’s things.
Addie’s sleuthing takes her to a New Mexico ranch, and her world expands to include the legendary Bravos: Rosie and Pancho, her paternal grandparents and former professional wrestlers; Eva and Maggie, her older identical twin cousins who love to spar in and out of the ring; Uncle Mateo, whose lucha couture and advice are unmatched; and Manny, her biological father, who’s in the midst of a career comeback. As luchadores, the Bravos’s legacy is strong. But being part of a family is so much harder—it’s about showing up, taking off your mask, and working through challenges together.

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  • Release date

    August 16, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593590393
      • File size: 252283 KB
      • Duration: 08:45:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 660
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Victoria Villarreal introduces Adela Ram�rez at a dramatic time in her life. First, Villarreal shows the contentment of 12-year-old Adela, who loves Alex, her mother's new husband. She's even happy about welcoming an impending sibling. But then Alex decides he wants to adopt her, and without quite understanding why, Adela is driven to discover who her biological father is. Villarreal allows listeners a view of how Adela's life is upended when she discovers that her father is the famous masked wrestler called Manny "the Mountain" Bravo. Villarreal makes credible the intimacy and warmth of Adela's newfound family and illuminates her decision to take up wrestling to discover where she fits in with her biological father and his family. S.W. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:660
  • Text Difficulty:3

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