cover image Celebrating a Quinceanera: A Latina's 15th Birthday Celebration

Celebrating a Quinceanera: A Latina's 15th Birthday Celebration

Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith. Holiday House, $17.95 (30pp) ISBN 978-0-8234-1693-6

As they have done in previous collaborations, Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith and photographer Lawrence Migdale once again explore a central cultural tradition. Celebrating a Quincea$era: A Latino's 15th Birthday Celebration chronicles the preparation-and the big event-which attends the traditional Mexican-American celebration marking a girl's passage into adulthood. Photographs show preparatory steps, such as sending out invitations and choosing a dress.