Parrot in the oven written by victor Martinez . He talks about the life of manny Hernandez who lives a tough life. Manny has a drunken and jobless father and a brother who can’t find a right job himself. The mother who cared about him and wants to find a job for father. Manny has two sisters too. Their problems and how they succeed in lyf is the summary of the book.well its an national award deserved book. I got lots of inspiration and information from the book parrot in the oven.