num_pages: 272
description: Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. And with Gram and her little brother, Owen, life at Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho in California is happy and peaceful...until their mother reappears after seven years of being gone, stirring up all sorts of questions and challenging Naomi to discover and proclaim who she really is.
language: English
title: Becoming Naomi Leon
titlecomplete: Becoming Naomi Leon
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Chapter Books, Cultural, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Family, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 12693
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Schneider Family Book Award
category: Middle School Book, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Pura Belpré Award
category: Narrative, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Scholastic