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OverviewAward-winning author Angela Cervantes returns to the fan favorite animal shelter featured in Gaby, Lost and Found, with a heartfeltnovel about friendship and finding your voice. Can Lety find her voice before it's too late?Lety Mu�oz's first language is Spanish, and she likes to take her time putting her words together. She loves volunteering at the animal shelter because the dogs and cats there don't care if she can't always find the right words. When the shelter needs a volunteer to write animal profiles, Lety jumps at the chance.But classmate Hunter also wants to write profiles-so he devises a competition to determine the official shelter scribe. Whoever gets their animals adopted the fastest wins. Lety agrees, but she's worried that if the shelter finds out about the contest, they'll kick her out of the volunteer program. Then she'll never be able to adopt Spike, her favorite dog at the shelter!A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2019A New York Public Library Best Book of 2019A 2020 Pura Belpr� Honor Award Book Full Product DetailsAuthor: Angela CervantesPublisher: Scholastic US Imprint: Scholastic US Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.10cm Weight: 0.145kg ISBN: 9781338159356ISBN 10: 1338159356 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 05 May 2020 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsYoung readers will be drawn in by the sweet pet portraits yet they will leave with much more: an empathetic understanding of the immigrant experience in America. A touching story about the power of language, pets, and friendship. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review A potential mirror book for young immigrants to the U.S. and ELL students, and one that can be an empathy-building sliding glass door book for other readers. Compelling and relatable, this is highly recommended for all middle grade collections. -- School Library Journal, starred review Author InformationAngela Cervantes is a poet, storyteller, and animal lover. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in various publications, and she has written the novels Gaby, Lost and Found and Allie, First at Last. When Angela is not writing, she enjoys hanging out with her husband in Kansas and eating fish tacos every chance she gets. Keep up with Angela at angelacervantes.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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