(Image credit: www.powells.com)Bryant, Jen. The Fortune of Carmen Navarro. NY: Knopf, 2010.
The world is ladder on which some go up and others go down. This gypsy proverb will prove especially true for Carmen and the military cadet, Ryan, whose passion may consume them.
Carmen bides her time working at the Quickmart while waiting for her band, The Gypsy Lovers, to land a record deal. Working there one afternoon she meets Ryan who seems different than the other cadets at the Valley Forge Military Academy. But is he different from the other boys she's known who have tried to demand more than she's willing to give?
Raised by her grandparents, Carmen is driven to fame so that she can give her abuelos a better life. Her family and her music come first. But to Ryan, she is first, last, and everything in-between.
Will this red-faced boy smitten with love convince Carmen to return his passion? If he can't convince her, will he demand it from her? Read this tragic love story to find out what will be The Fortune of Carmen Navarro.
