Faced with the prospect of being separated, Naomi, her brother, and the great-grandmother who

Author/Illustrator: Pam Munoz Ryan
Format: Paperback
Published: Scholastic, 2004

Faced with the prospect of being separated, Naomi, her brother, and the great-grandmother who raised them run away to Mexico to find the only person who can help them - Naomi's father. In Oaxaca, Naomi learns that her talent for soap carving is part of a family and regional tradition. Her father has never once missed the Night of the Radishes contest during Las Posadas. Becoming Naomi Le?n features well-developed characters readers will remember.