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Island Rodeo Queen

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 6, 7, 8
Page count: 20

Author

Yamile Saied
Mendez

Appeared in

Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America

Story Summary

Seventeen-year-old Corali has her sights set on being the next Andromeda, Utah, rodeo queen. It would mean a scholarship and a ticket to college. But she is Puerto Rican and constantly battling misconceptions that erode her confidence. But in the end, she proves unstoppable and her light shines like a star in Andromeda.