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  • Published: 16 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593325186
  • Imprint: Kokila
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $22.99

Tumble

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From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who learns the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores she’s just met.

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who learns the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores she’s just met.

Twelve-year-old Adela “Addie” Ramírez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure she’s ever known, but with a new half brother due in a few months and a big school theater performance on her mind, everything suddenly feels like it’s moving too fast. She has a million questions, and the first is about the young man in the photo she found hidden away in her mother’s things.
 
Addie’s sleuthing takes her to a New Mexico ranch, and her world expands to include the legendary Bravos: Rosie and Pancho, her paternal grandparents and former professional wrestlers; Eva and Maggie, her older identical twin cousins who love to spar in and out of the ring; Uncle Mateo, whose lucha couture and advice are unmatched; and Manny, her biological father, who’s in the midst of a career comeback. As luchadores, the Bravos’s legacy is strong. But being part of a family is so much harder—it’s about showing up, taking off your mask, and working through challenges together.
 
  • Published: 16 May 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593325186
  • Imprint: Kokila
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $22.99
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Praise for Tumble

THE FIRST RULE OF PUNK
2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor Book * 2018 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award Winner * 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor Book * 2017 ABA Indies Introduce Title * E.B. White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award finalist * Junior Library Guild Selection * 15 state awards and counting * 3 starred reviews from PW, Kirkus, and School Library Journal
"Affecting." —The New York Times
"Equal parts witty and sharp." —Bustle.com
"Girls of color are rarely, if ever, afforded coming-of-age narratives . . . The First Rule of Punk changes that." —Bitch Media
"A refreshing, big-hearted story . . . Loved!" —John Green tweet

STRANGE BIRDS
4 starred reviews from PW, Kirkus, SLJ, and The Horn Book * Junior Library Guild Selection * Washington Post, Kirkus, Chicago Public Library, and CSMCL's Best Book
“Strange Birds respects its readers’ intelligence and sophistication.” —Erika L. Sánchez (I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter) for The New York Times Book Review
“Thought-provoking, timely, and laugh-out-loud funny.” —Aisha Saeed, New York Times bestselling author of Amal Unbound
“An inspiring story about the power of truth, and of true friends.” —Rebecca Stead, New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Medal-winning book When You Reach Me