The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo
Cartaya
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Publisher: Viking
Children’s Books/Penguin Random House
Pages: 236
Lexile: 750
Awards: 2018 Pura
Belpre Author Honor Book, 2018 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, 2017
Nerdy Book Award Winner
Summary: This book is about a boy named Arturo, who is looking forward spending his
summer playing ball, working a few shifts at his abuela's (grandmother)
restaurant and getting to know the new girl that just moved into his apartment
complex, Carmen. Everything was going well until a slick developer comes into the
neighborhood and tries to change it. Arturo refuses to let his family and
community go down without a fight. Along with Carmen’s help, Arturo discovers
the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of
Jose Marti. This book deals with the Hispanic
Culture and gentrification.
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora Study Guide
· Key Terms and People
Abuela: Grandmother in
Spanish.
Gentrification:
The process of developers repairing,
rebuilding homes and businesses in deteriorating urban neighborhoods in order
to accompany the influx of middle-class or affluent people. This process often
results in the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents.
José Martí
(January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) is a Cuban poet, philosopher, essayist,
journalist, translator, professor, and publisher. Martí was also known as a Cuban
national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country through his
writings and political activity. Click on the photo to learn more about José
Martí.
Other Books by Pablo Cartaya
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
Each Tiny Spark
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