Honey Blonde Chica: A Novel

Fun read!

Great buy

A book with no lasting impression at all. It was required reading for school years ago. I did not enjoy at all.

you heard right! the latinos in this story arent poor or discriminated against or struggling just to make it through the day. they didnt leave their mountain village to crawl through a tunnel under the tijuana border to sneak into california, the came here on sleek jets from glamorous mexico city! dont get me wrong books like that are motivational and awesome (just read anything by gary soto, seriously!) but i am glad that there are OTHER books out there too. books where a girl can just be a girl and worry about boys and friendships and surfing and parties and normal teenage stuff like that. sometimes its suffocating reading only about STRUGGLE and HARDSHIP!the only reason im giving this a 4 instead of a 5 is because the author sprinkles a lot of spanish into the dialogue, which is great but it is difficult to follow for readers who dont speak any spanish or arent familiar with mexican humor and culture. the book should definitely stay intact but footnotes or a glossary would be nice.the story itself is great. i dont want to spoiler it here but its prettymuch about three friends evie, raquel and dee dee (dela), one of whom (dee dee) moves away to mexico city and comes back four years later, very changed (dela), and the events that follow.definitely reccomended!!!

Honestly, this book made me feel old, because i could barely understand the teen vernacular and I'm only 22.haha It took me awhile to start the reading it. I would pick it up and then put it down, because I really hated the teen vernacular. But once I got passed that I absolutely loved this book. In fact it took me about an hour or two to read, because I couldn't put it down. I adored it for the obvious reason of showing latinos in another light. Plus the story itself is sweet and one I would have loved even when i was 15. Serros really in my opinion captured teenage angst and all those dumb fights you get into with your friends. I wish she would have came out with this book when I was 15. Plus like another reviewer said, it's just a story of being a teenager rather than being Latina(o) and a teenager. I really hope she continues writing more books like this.I normally don't write reviews,but Michele Serros is just an awesome person who loves to connect with her fans. So she actually asked me to do this, so it's long over due and I'm writing that review that i promised her. =)

"Honey Blond Chica" is a very thoughtful and insightful book that succeeds in offering an honest portrayal of teen-age life, and doesn't talk down to the reader. The pressures of sex are discussed openly in a chapter that articulates the fears and anxieties, but also the potent cocktail of emotions, which make up teen-aged life. Young readers will enjoy this book whether they even know what a "chica" is or not, as the teen-age experience if fairly universal. However, young second and third generation Latino readers will find bits of life with which to relate that are sorely lacking in the literary field (especially young adult novels!). Michele Serros is an excellent writer and young readers will quickly consume this novel as they anticipate the second in the series which will soon be on shelves. Kudos to Serros for writing a novel for the young Latino audiences in America. Usually books are only written that shoot for extremely young audiences or older audiences, completely missing the untapped teen-aged Latin audience. Here's to hoping that this novel is the start of a trend of young adult Latino novels!

Michele Serros successfully encapsulates the inner conflicts and frienship demands of adolescents with a dash of conflict and a Latinidad twist. Clever Spanish slang weaved in between teenage "hip" lingo makes for a fun read about how one girl, Evie, struggles with the pressures of high school. Her socio-economic status, surburan family lifestyle, and beachside residence illustrates a different Mexican-American youth than we are used to reading. It's refreshing! And necessary. The emphasis on Mexican culture underlying the message in this book clearly demonstrates Serros' ability to unite experiences. You will find many similarities to the characters in this book, regardless of where you're from or how long ago you were in high school. Satisfy your curiosity and buy this innovative and thoughtful novel. Read the book then buy it for your daughter, your niece and all of the Latina youth you know. They will thank you.

Ahhh, to be a teenager again; the friendships that can turn on a moment's notice, the puppy love, the parties, the self discovery... all universal themes but written about with a twist in Honey Blonde Chica. It's very refreshing to read a young adult novel where the main characters are Latino, yet the focus isn't on discrimination or financial hardships, but rather just being a teenager. Like another reviewer said, those books certainly are important and have their place, but Honey Blonde Chica is a nice change.