Title: Fifteen Candles
Subtitle: 15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles, and other Quinceanera Stories
First published: June 12, 2007
Description: For the uninitiated, the quinceanera celebrates the passage of a fifteen-year-old girl into adulthood: It's a bit bat mitzvah with a dash of debutante ball, and loaded with the same potential for hilarity and adolescent angst. In this original anthology, fifteen of the brightest and funniest Latino writers, men and women alike, share their own memories of these moving and often absurd extravaganzas—tales of that unique form of familial humiliation that is borne of the best intentions, fierce love, and  the infectious joy of parents finally allowing their little girl to grow up.
Subjects: Humor (Nonfiction), Nonfiction