She lives in South Texas and teaches at the University of Houston-Victoria. Books by Diana López (Author of Confetti Girl) Books by Diana López Diana López Average rating 3. She is the editor of the journal Huizache and the managing director of CentroVictoria, an organization devoted to promoting Mexican American literature. About the Author: Diana López is the author of the novels Choke and Confetti Girl, which won the 2012 William Allen White Award. Apolonia Lina Flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover. She lives in South Texas and teaches at the University of Houston-Victoria. She is the editor of the journalHuizache and the managing director of CentroVictoria, an organization devoted to promoting Mexican American literature. In her first novel for young readers, Diana López creates a clever and honest story about a young Latina girl navigating growing pains in her South Texan city. Affordable digital textbook from RedShelf: Confetti Girl by: Diana Lopez. Diana Lpez is the author of the novels Choke and Confetti Girl, which won the 2012 William Allen White Award. Step 7: Cut out circles of tissue paper and glue over the hole. Step 6: After the eggshells have dried, pour confetti into the eggshell. Like colors in cascarones, Lina's life is a rainbow of people, interests, and unexpected changes. Step 5: Buy confetti or make your own by hole-punching used magazines or newspapers. Even though her house is crammed full of books (her dad's a bibliophile), she's having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems to care about books more than her, why her best friend's divorced mom is obsessed with making cascarones (hollowed eggshells filled with colorful confetti), and, most of all, why her mom died last year. Apolonia Lina Flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl who's just looking for answers.

Confetti Girl by Diana López