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Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram, most problems can be overcome with positive... read more
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Summary edit
When Nomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Nami runs away to Mexcio with her great-grandma and yonger brother in search of her father.
People edit
- Naomi Leon: The main character that lives with her grandma and brother in a trailor. she does not like her mother.
- Naomi: Add a description of this character.
- Naomi Leon: Is raised with her great-grandmother, has never seen her father, loves soap carving and is very good at it too.
- Owen: Owen is a second-grade boy who has one leg shorter than the other. He's an FLK, a funny-looking kid! His mom does not want him
- Gram: Gram is Naomi's great-grandma. she watches wheel of fortune every week with her friends.
- Fabiola: Gram's best friend and neighbor
- Maloney
- Bernardo: Fabiola's husband and good friend to the Outlaw family
- Bueno
- Clive: Skyla's boyfirend
- Morimoto
- Ruben
- Mrs. Maloney: Neighbor and friend
- Pero
- Leon
- Dominguez
- Graciela: Fabiola's niece in Mexico
- Creo
- Mira
- Santiago
- Bebe Beluga: Naomi's trailor
- Jones
- Terri Lynn: Original name for Naomi's mother before she changes it to Skyla
- Ms. Jones
- Ms. Dominguez
- Naomi Outlaw
- Santiago Leon: Namoi's Father in Mexico
- Mr. Marble
- Blanca: Naomi's friend at school.
- Pam Munoz Ryan: Author of the book
Setting & Locations edit
- Flora
- Mexico
- Skyla
- Oaxaca
- Esti
- Navidad
- Escondido
- Oaxaca City
- Lemon Tree
- Baby Beluga: Naomi's grandma's trailer
- Las Vegas
- Avocado Acres
- California
- Children's Hospital
- San Diego
- Puerto Escondido
First Sentence edit
I always thought the biggest problem in my life was my name, Naomi Leon Outlaw, but little did I know that it was the least of my troubles, or that someday i would live up to it.
Table of Contents edit
a rbble of yesterdays
1. a paddle of ducks
2. a skulk of foxes
3. a lamentation of swans
4. a memory of elephents
5. a charm of hummingbirds
6.a school of fish
7. an unkindness of ravens
8. a burden of mules
9. a shiver of sharks
10. a schizophrenia of hawks
11. a flight of swallows
a passel of todays
12. a drey of squirrels
13. a sleuth of bears
14. a leap of leopards
15. a piteousness of doves
16. a team of horses
17. an exaltation of starling
18. a pride of lions
19. a cry of hounds
20. a crash of hippopotami
21. a brood of chicks
a murmuration of tomorrows
Authors & Contributors edit
- Pam Munoz Ryan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Spanish
Publisher: Scholastic en Espanol
Country: United States Of America
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0439755727
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Scholastic en Espanol
Country: United States Of America
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0439755727
Page Count: 272
Awards edit
- Pura Belpré Award (2006: Author, Honor)
- Schneider Family Book Award (2005: Middle School Book)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Emotions & Feelings › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Multigenerational › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Multicultural Stories › Hispanic & Latino
- Books › Children's Books › Issues
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
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