The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

The Epic Fail of Arturo ZamoraA 2018 Pura Belpr Author Honor Book Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen year old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL? For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuela's restaurant. Maybe. But this summer also includes Carmen, a poetry

A 2018 Pura Belpr Author Honor Book

Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL?

For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuela's restaurant. Maybe. But this summer also includes Carmen, a poetry enthusiast who moves into Arturo's apartment complex and turns his stomach into a deep fryer. He almost doesn't notice the smarmy land developer who rolls into town and threatens to change it. Arturo refuses to let his family and community go down without a fight, and as he schemes with Carmen, Arturo discovers the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of Jos Mart .

Funny and poignant, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora is the vibrant story of a family, a striking portrait of a town, and one boy's quest to save both, perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/16/2017
ISBN: 9781101997239
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 1.00d
Award: Pura Belpre Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 123
Booklist 04/01/2017 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 107
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 05/15/2017
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2017 pg. 129
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 82 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 190668 / Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7