Dancing Home (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781442481756)

In this timely tale of immigration, two cousins learn the importance of family and friendship.A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong. Mexico may be her parents' home, but it's certainly not Margie's. She has finally convinced the other kids at school she is one-hundred percent American--just like them. But when her Mexican cousin Lupe visits, the image she's created for herself crumbles. Things aren't easy for Lupe, either. Mexico hadn't felt like home since her father went North to find work. Lupe's hope of seeing him in the United States comforts her some, but learning a new language in a new school is tough. Lupe, as much as Margie, is in need of a friend. Little by little, the girls' individual steps find the rhythm of one shared dance, and they learn what "home" really means. In the tradition of My Name is Maria Isabel--and simultaneously published in English and in Spanish--Alma Flor Ada and her son Gabriel M. Zubizarreta offer an honest story of family, friendship, and the classic immigrant experience: becoming part of something new, while straying true to who you are.

Author: Alma Flor Ada, Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
ISBN-10: 1442481757
ISBN-13: 9781442481756
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2013
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 144849 / Dancing Home