Looking for a great realistic fiction book for a middle schooler? Try The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora.
This charming novel by Pablo Cartaya tells the story of Arturo, whose Cuban-born family owns a neighborhood restaurant in Miami full of wonderful food, laughter, and love.
When a coldhearted developer threatens to take over the land lease and tear down the restaurant to build a huge apartment complex, Arturo and his family use both civic protest and poetry to save their family livelihood.
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Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL?
At Beyond Words Learning, we have 20-Question novel test, multiple choice, plus complete Study Questions. Answer keys are included.
Middle-school readers will find this a realistic novel with a refreshingly different plot. (Plus, recipes mentioned in the book are included at the end!)
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