In My Family
by Lomas Garza, Carmen
Pura Belpré Award/Honor BookSkipping Stones Honor AwardAmericas Award for Children's LiteratureTomás Rivera Mexican American Children'sMulticultural FamiliesGrowing UpHispanic & Latinx PeopleIRA Teachers Choices/ILA Teachers Choice
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AR Book Level
4.7
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,427
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
18334 EN
About this book
"In My Family" by Carmen Lomas Garza offers a personal glimpse into her South Texas childhood through full-color paintings and bilingual text. The book shares warm, authentic memories of growing up in Kingsville, Texas a traditional Mexican American community near the border. Through stories of family gatherings, holiday celebrations, and everyday moments, Garza captures the rhythms of daily life and the cultural traditions that shaped her formative years. These interconnected vignettes paint a vivid picture of a close-knit family and community.