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The moon within / Aida Salazar ; [illustrations, Joe Cepeda].

Author/creator Salazar, Aida author.
Other author/creatorCepeda, Joe, illustrator.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2019.
Copyright Notice ©2019
Description231 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Subject(s)
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.
Abstract 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.
Interest grade level Grades 4-8
Audience 960 Lexile
Genre/formNovels in verse.
LCCN 2018017565
ISBN9781338283372 (hardcover alkaline paper)
ISBN1338283375 (hardcover alkaline paper)
ISBN9781338283389 (paperback alkaline paper)
ISBN1338283383 (paperback alkaline paper)

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