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The moon within /

Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian is uncomfortable about her approaching period, and the changes that are happening to her body. She is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion, u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Salazar, Aida (Author)
Other Authors: Cepeda, Joe (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Racially mixed children > Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed families > Juvenile fiction.
Puberty > Rites and ceremonies > Juvenile fiction.
Menstrual cycle > Rites and ceremonies > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Transgender children > Juvenile fiction.
Life change events > Juvenile fiction.
Best friends > Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Racially mixed people > Fiction.
Puberty > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Transgender people > Fiction.
Best friends > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION > General.
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Summary:Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian is uncomfortable about her approaching period, and the changes that are happening to her body. She is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion, until she finds out that her best friend Magda is contemplating an even more profound change of life.
Physical Description:231 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
ISBN:9781338283372
1338283375
9781338283389
1338283383