Parrot in the Oven-1

A few days ago, I choose the book "Parrot in the Oven" at random. I'm only twenty or so pages in, but it seems like a good book. The main charecter (Manny) is a twelve year old boy with a brother named Bernardo (Nardo). All Nardo does is weight lifting, which his father doesnt aprove of. Manny comes from a poor family of illeagal imigrants from mexico. Their family is so poor, in fact that thir father has a saying for them, "People are like money, some people are a thousand dolla bills, and they get by just fine. It's the same for hundred, ten, five, and one dollar bill people. But below that, people are dimes and nickles. We are pennys." When Manny goes by a sports shop, he sees a nice looking baseball glove. All though he doesn't have any money, he is determined to get that glove. But to get the money he has to go to a pepper picking field with his brother. Although his brother comes, the manager sends them to a un-watered field. But them they are picking, the immagration controll. They catch Manny and Nardo, so they can collect all the other picked peppers.