Title: A birthday in the barrio
Description: When Lazarita's unemployed father cannot afford a party for her "quinces," the birthday celebration that marks a fifteen-year-old girl's entrance into womanhood, her friends in her Miami Cuban-American community enlist the mayor's help to plan a surprise block party.
Subjects: Cuban Americans, Quinceañera (Social custom), Spanish language materials, Birthdays, Fiction, Bilingual, Parties, Friendship, Cumpleaños, Amistad, Ficción juvenil, Cuban-americanos, Fiestas, Materiales bilingües, Children's fiction
Places: Miami (Fla.)