Mija: Why Doesn't My Mom Call Me Mija? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798894289489)

Mija floated across the room in Valerie's grandma's house during all their holiday celebrations. Each holiday, Valerie felt the love of the sounds of mija. Mija in Spanish means "my daughter," and growing up, Valerie loved hearing the word mija. She was half-Mexican and proud of her culture. She felt the love and joy of the word mija, but the love she felt was always interrupted by the question, "Why doesn't my mom call her mija?" Despite her mother loving Valerie, her mother didn't call her mija. Read to find out why her mother doesn't call her mija.