Wavy-Haired Girls: Livi’s Sixth Grade Year L1

Description

Livi Belen, Addie Vega, and Tria Itzel are besties, who have known each other forever, Addie’s 6th Grade Year A1 is the second diary in the Wavy-Haired Girls Series. As the girls face adolescence rushing at them: getting smarter, growing taller (well not all of them do), and challenging beliefs, they learn that these rapid changes of adolescence sometimes have to be faced alone. The Wavy-Haired Girls is a coming-of-age series based on the author’s own adolescence. Real San Antonio, Texas, street names and schools from decades ago are used to bridge the past with the present through the eyes of three modern-day Catholic/Hispanic girls who are learning to tiptoe, leap, and stumble through new adventures. They each share in their diaries and journals deep secrets and hilarious moments they think no one will ever read. However, because of a snarky comment made by a boy, their lives are forever changed. Addie is learning who she is and discovering that she is more than just a big sister. She is a wavy-haired girl full of dreams and ideas. Fans of Are You there God? It’s Me Margaret and Dork Diaries can connect with the Wavy-Haired Girls.

Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Patty Gonzalez Spence,Joe D. Spence (Illustrator)
Published: 05/29/2026
Publisher: Calicheroadspress.Webador.com
ISBN: 9798993860237
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 0.66″ H x 8.50″ L x 5.50″ W

About the Author
Spence, Patty Gonzalez: – Patty Gonzalez Spence is a licensed professional counselor, retired educator, spirited dancer, as well as a devoted wife and mother of three. Her large Catholic/Hispanic family moved from Brownsville to San Antonio, Texas, when she was seven years old, and she quickly learned that she needed inner strength to make her own way. Since childhood, she has had an interest and knack for dancing, acting, and singing, and was featured in her school plays and musicals. She continued stage performances at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio while earning a degree in clinical psychology. After receiving a master’s degree at Corpus Christi State University, she practiced forensic psychology and psychotherapy. Later she became an adjunct professor of psychology and taught American literature at the high school level for over 22 years, where she finally got the spark to put pen to paper and publish her stories.She believes that through the various hardships and challenges she has faced in her life, she has grown in faith, strength, and wisdom, triumphing over emotional turbulence to find the brighter side of a situation as God has not thrown anything at her that she couldn’t overcome. She currently resides on the bay’s edge in Corpus Christi, Texas, with her husband. It is unlikely that a picture of her with her true wavy hair exists as she has mastered the art of taming.Spence, Joe D.: – Joe is a multitalented singer/songwriter, recording artist, and illustrator for the band SPONK! He was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, attended the University of North Texas, and then moved to Austin. His music can be found on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Music.