Book
Under the Mesquite
- Published
- 2011
- Genre
- Poetry
- Pages
- 224
- Words
- 16715
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.7
- AR interest level
- MG+ — upper middle grades, 6–8
- Lexile
- 990L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 12–17
In free verse, Lupita tells her story of how, throughout her high-school years as her mother battles cancer, she takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781600604294
- ISBN-10
- 1600604293
Tags
ALSC NotablesFamily Life-MothersFamily Life-SiblingsMedical Conditions-CancerPeople-TeenagersPoetryPoetry/Rhymes-Poetry/RhymesRealistic Fiction