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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

â€œSensational.â€Â â€”Matt de la PeÃ±a, New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medalâ€“winning author of The Last Stop on Market Street

Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL?Â

For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuelaâ€™s restaurant. Maybe. But this summer also includes Carmen, a poetry enthusiast who moves into Arturoâ€™s apartment complex and turns his stomach into a deep fryer. He almost doesnâ€™t notice the smarmy land developer who rolls into town and threatens to change it.Â Arturo refuses to let his family and community go down without a fight, and as he schemes with Carmen, Arturo discovers the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of JosÃ© MartÃ.

Funny and poignant, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora is the vibrant story of a family, a striking portrait of a town, and one boy's quest to save both, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia.
Country USA
Brand Viking Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Kokila
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 43186-452693
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2017-05-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781101997239

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