num_pages: 260
description: For as long as Estrella Alvarez can remember, her mother has been planning to throw her an elaborate quinceañera for her fifteenth birthday -- complete with a mariachi band, cheesy decorations, and a hideous dress. Just thinking about her quince makes Estrella cringe. But her mother insists that it's tradition.Estrella has other things on her mind, anyway -- like dating Speedy. Does it matter that her new friends -- and her parents -- would never approve of a guy from el barrio? Estrella's almost fifteen and wants to start making her own decisions. But is she ready to find out who she is -- and who she really wants to be?
language: English
title: Estrella's Quinceanera
titlecomplete: Estrella's Quinceanera
genres: Family, Fiction, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Race, Romance, Cultural
ratings_count: 419
publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers