Parrot in the Oven October 2020 “Literary sunshine

“Literary sunshine

In a world apart

Can she find a way to build her confidence and embrace her colorful self

The Swallows and Amazons

Parrot in the Oven October 2020 “Literary sunshineDad believed people were like money. You could be a thousand dollar person or a hundred dollar person even a ten , five , or one dollar person. Below that, everybody was just nickels and dimes. To my dad, we were pennies. Fourteen year old Manny Hernandez wants to be more than just a penny. He wants to be a vato firme, the kind of guy people respect. But thats not easy when your father is abusive, your brother cant hold a job, and your mother scrubs