Tumble by Celia C. Pérez

Tumble

Celia C. Pérez, Victoria Villarreal, Listening Library

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · April 18, 2023

A Middle Grade pick for readers exploring Tumble.

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Genres
Adoption Stories, Wrestling Stories, US: Hispanic & Latino Stories
Published
Penguin Young Readers Group, April 18, 2023

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About this book

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who learns the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores she’s just met. Twelve-year-old Adela “Addie” Ramírez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption.

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Addie loves Alex, the only father figure she’s ever known, but with a new half brother due in a few months and a big school theater performance on her mind, everything suddenly feels like it’s moving too fast. She has a million questions, and the first is about the young man in the photo she found hidden away in her mother’s things. Addie’s sleuthing takes her to a New Mexico ranch, and her world expands to include the legendary Bravos: Rosie and Pancho, her paternal grandparents and former professional wrestlers; Eva and Maggie, her older identical twin cousins who love to spar in and out of the ring; Uncle Mateo, whose lucha couture and advice are unmatched; and Manny, her biological father, who’s in the midst of a career comeback. As luchadores, the Bravos’s legacy is strong. But being part of a family is so much harder—it’s about showing up, taking off your mask, and working through challenges together.

Why It Clicks

Come here for

  • Middle grade entry point
  • Cultural-literate browsing

Expect

  • Category-forward framing
  • Light, sustained read

Where it sits

Wrestling Stories80%
US: Hispanic & Latino Stories67%
Adoption Stories32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • US: Hispanic & Latino Stories
  • Adoption Stories
  • Wrestling Stories
Authors
Celia C. Pérez, Victoria Villarreal, Listening Library
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
April 18, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
US: Hispanic & Latino Stories