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It's summer before eighth grade, and Erica "Chia" Montenegro is feeling so many things that she needs a mood ring to keep track of her emotions. She's happy when she hangs out with her best friends, the Robins. She's jealous that her genius little sister skipped two grades. And she's passionate about the crushes on her Boyfriend Wish list. And when Erica's mom is diagnosed with breast cancer, she feels worried and doesn't know what she can do to help.
When her family visits a cuarto de milagros, a miracle room in a famous church, Erica decides to make a promesa to God in exchange for her mom's health. As her mom gets sicker, Erica quickly learns that juggling family, friends, school, and fulfilling a promesa is stressful, but with a little bit of hope and a lot of love, she just might be able to figure it out.
Confetti Girl author Diana Lopez returns with this sweet, funny, and utterly honest story about being a girl in a world full of good (and bad) surprises.
- Sales Rank: #585506 in Books
- Published on: 2014-05-20
- Released on: 2014-05-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.63" h x 1.00" w x 5.25" l, .59 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
From Booklist
López (Confetti Girl, 2009) creates another likable character in Erica “Chia” Montenegro, whose comfortable middle-class life is flipped in an instant when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. Instead of being able to concentrate on cute boys, her friendly clique (the Robins), and the usual middle-school concerns, Chia is thrust into the role of caregiver to her two-year-old brother and feels additional responsibilities at home, where her younger sister also worries about their mother’s prognosis. When the family visits a cuarto de milagros to pray for help, Chia decides to make a big promesa: surely 500 sponsors for a 5K walk to fight cancer would help heal her mother. Chia’s struggle to keep up with friends, housework, and schoolwork is painfully realistic yet tempered with light touches of humor. The many characters in Chia’s life are individually and lovingly drawn; more than just props in Chia’s story, they have concerns, hopes, and dreams of their own. Readers will feel like Chia’s family and friends could do anything as long as they stick together—and they may be right. Grades 5-8. --Erin Downey Howerton
Review
Praise for Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel:A VOYA Top Shelf for Middle School Readers Pick2nd Place Winner of the 2014 NACCS Tejas Award for Young Adult FictionA Bank Street College Children's Book Committee Best Book of 2014 Selection
"A funny and heartfelt story...Balancing the heavy subject matter with generous doses of humor and an authentic young teen voice, López crafts a story that blends family and middle school drama successfully."―Kirkus Reviews
"López (Choke) skillfully balances emotional moments with humorous ones, offering an honest portrait of a family under strain. Chia's clever, cheeky voice and a strong cast contribute to an inspiring story about developing "a special kind of bravery."―Publishers Weekly
"The many characters in Chia's life are individually and lovingly drawn...Readers will feel like Chia's family and friends could do anything as long as they stick together-and they may be right."―Booklist
"Chia's voice shines...A fast-moving, absorbing read about how one person's illness can affect the whole family in many different ways."―School Library Journal
"An honest, sometimes uncomfortable, but always hopeful look at how cancer affects family....Erika's story is full of the healing power of love." ―Guadalupe Garcia McCall, author of Summer of the Mariposas and Pura Belpre Award winner Under the Mesquite Tree
"[This is a] story of struggle, of surviving, and what is oftentimes a difficult healing, but a healing nevertheless. My own promesa after reading Lopez's wonderful novel: to run alongside my wife and hundreds of thousands of others on that day of the Race for the Cure from here henceforth." ―René Saldaña Jr., author of A Good Long Way
"There is much substance and a powerful story here."―Library Media Connection
Praise for Confetti Girl:
"This debut novel puts at its center a likable girl facing realistic problems on her own terms."―Booklist
"An appealing coming-of-age novel set in a traditional Mexican-American town."―Kirkus
"López delicately displays the power of optimism and innovation during difficult times."―Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Diana López is the author of the novels Choke and Confetti Girl, which won the 2012 William Allen White Award. She is the editor of the journal Huizache and the managing director of CentroVictoria, an organization devoted to promoting Mexican American literature. She lives in South Texas and teaches at the University of Houston-Victoria. You can visit her website at ww.dianalopezbooks.com.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Young teen dealing with mother's illness
By D. Williams
Diana Lopez's ASK MY MOOD RING HOW I FEEL tells about how Erica (Chia) Montenegro and her family cope when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. Erica is a middle-school student, so she is certainly old enough to realize that this is a life-changing event for their family, whether her mother goes into remission, then cure, or not. However, she wants what "normal" middle school girls want, particularly fun times with friends and a boyfriend. Her "normal" friends don't understand these mixed emotions; hence, this work's title. Her father becomes very protective of her mother; Erica often takes charge of her younger sibling's care.
Erica and her family are from Texas, so they journey to a shrine in South Texas where many families like hers have sought help. She makes a promesa to the Virgin Mary that she will sign up five hundred people to sponsor her in a Race for the Cure event. Sometimes it seems to Erica that everything is going against her keeping this promise, but she keeps her courage.
Read and see whether - and how - Erica can keep her promesa and how her mother does! Granted, sometimes the answer to prayers and promesas isn't what we want, but at least Erica is making an effort to do some good - if not for her mom, for others.
I found this to be a very honest story of a young girl coping with cancer in her family. The actions, style and word choice are wonderful for the characters and the setting.
Teens who are in a similar situation and their friends will truly appreciate this book and say, "Yes! That's me!" when they see Erica's roller-coaster of emotions.
Who I am: I'm a college English instructor who also has a library science degree
How I obtained my copy: Advance copy from the publisher at state conference
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
An excellent book for a preteen/teenage girl
By Rachael D
An excellent book for a preteen/teenage girl. The idea behind it is that she's feeling so many emotions that she needs a mood ring to keep track of all of them. She experiences everything from happiness, to jealousy and even her mom being diagnosed with cancer. She makes a promise to God in exchange for her moms help and this book is a story of her journey to make sense of everything and make it through. Cute story, my child loved it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
A total surprise for me!
By Amazon Customer
Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel was another book I wasn't sure I wanted to read. This wonderful book came with another book that I had requested and I wasn't planning on including it with the Best of 2013 Middle Grade reads until I read it ~ it wasn't at all what I was expecting.
This book opens with your typical, everyday 7th grade, hyper boy vigilent teen ager focused on what all little 7th grade girls are aware of. You have boy/clothes/when am I going to reach the "close encounter of the #1, 2, 3 or 4th degree (involving boys - but you already figured that out right?)" crazy girls (plus one boy in their group who is just starting to be aware of Erica and she hasn't a clue (of course).
But then Erica's life changes - her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. I was very pleased with how the author didn't brush over the subject, worked through Erica's emotions, her dad's worry about his wife and Erica's little sister's almost OCD counting and need to clean. There is a LOT of information, emotions and kids are given some tools they can use with major events in their lives. Most of all I loved how Erica stepped forward and helped around the house - taking care of the cleaning and her little brother as best as a 13 year old can. In many ways she took over much of the organizing of their home - and the resulting consequence would be eye opening for kids & their families.
I was very impressed with this book all around. The only thing I was a little un-impressed about was the parents in the book take the kids to a "shrine" where people make promises to the "Virgen de San Juan del Valle" in order to heal the people in their lives. The parents in the book take the kids there and have their kids make a promesa but of course don't do a good job of making sure the girls understand that nothing they do can heal their mother. Instead of putting their fear and trust in God they turn to promises, the Virgin Mary and works to hopefully heal their mom.
Parents should take the time to read the book first or at least read it with their daughters. Talk about how God is there to support us and while He can heal us sometimes he doesn't choose to. Talk about how we can help others, support and encourage each other and how we can let our friends know we are there if they need us. I would of LOVED to see a list of discussion questions with this book. It's outstanding and should be on each library shelf & in each school.
There is a strong hispanic presence in this book and you'll find some cultural references throughout the book, not just in language, but in religion and this provides a great opportunity to discuss cultural differences and different beliefs and thoughts as well.
Disclaimer: I was offered a copy of the book to read and review on CCB. I was not required to post a positive review and no $ exchanged hands. Thanks for reading CCB!
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