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JENNIFER TORRES
Jennifer Torres is the award-winning author of The Fresh New Face of Griselda, Stef Soto, Taco Queen, and other books about home, friendship, and unexpected courage. She started her career as a newspaper reporter, and writes stories inspired, in part, by her Mexican-American heritage. Jennifer lives with her family in Southern California.
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JENN'S MOST RECENT BOOK: THE FRESH NEW FACE OF GRISELDA
A coming-of-age story about home, hope, and hidden strength.
Griselda ‘Geez’ Zaragoza loves beautiful things, like her collection of First Ladies of the United States teacups and the flower garden she and her dad planted in the front yard. But when his business fails, Griselda loses not just her home, but also her confidence and trust in her unflappable parents.
Tagging along with big sister Maribel, who postponed college for a job selling Alma Cosmetics, Geez dreams up a way to reclaim the life she thinks she lost. If she can sell enough tubes of glistening, glittery Alma lip gloss, she’ll win a cash prize that could help jump start her dad’s business.
Along the way, Geez discovers that beauty isn’t just lost or found, but made and re-made.
Buy it: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316452601
A coming-of-age story about home, hope, and hidden strength.
Griselda ‘Geez’ Zaragoza loves beautiful things, like her collection of First Ladies of the United States teacups and the flower garden she and her dad planted in the front yard. But when his business fails, Griselda loses not just her home, but also her confidence and trust in her unflappable parents.
Tagging along with big sister Maribel, who postponed college for a job selling Alma Cosmetics, Geez dreams up a way to reclaim the life she thinks she lost. If she can sell enough tubes of glistening, glittery Alma lip gloss, she’ll win a cash prize that could help jump start her dad’s business.
Along the way, Geez discovers that beauty isn’t just lost or found, but made and re-made.
Buy it: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316452601