Parrot In The Oven
It was a normal day in the summer and Manuel (Manny), the main character, was living in a small neighborhood. The neighborhood was located in the U.S., near the Mexican Border during present day. He lived with his older brother, who for some reason couldnt keep any job, his mom, who just liked to clean the house all the time, a dad who liked to be at the bar and drink more than spend time with his family, and two younger sisters who just went with the flow. If I had to live in an environment like Manuel, I wouldn`t last as long as he does!
Manuel is a every good kid at school and home. He is also mentally strong. He is strong because he has to deal with his always drunk dad that yells a lot, bullies in the neighborhood that beat him up, and go through a normal school day, all in one day. Then even more, everyday for Manuel is different. Some days he went to school and had an awesome day, but other days, he came home to a dad that yelled at him for everything. Then when he has time to do things for himself, he chooses to work in a chili pepper field to earn his own spare cash for the awesome baseball mitt he wants. He is very hard working, and perseveres through each day to get to the next!