"Beautiful and wise, [this] is a gem of a book." Adam Gidwitz, Newbery Honorwinning author of The Inquisitors TaleJust right for fans of Pam Muoz Ryan, this story of moving out and moving on is a touching portrayal of the experience of leaving ones home country and making new friendssometimes where least expected. Elevenyearold Carolinas summerand life as she knows itis upended when Papi loses his job and she and her family must move from Puerto Rico to her Ta Cuca and Uncle Porters house in upstate New York. Now Carolina must attend Silver Meadows Camp, where her bossy older cousin Gabriela rules the social scene. Just as Carolina worries shell have to spend the entire summer in Gabrielas shadow, she makes a friend of her own in Jennifer, a fellow artist. Carolina gets another welcome surprise when she stumbles upon a longabandoned cottage in the woods near the campsite and immediately sees its potential as a creative haven for making art. There, with Jennifer, Carolina begins to reclaim the parts of the life she loved in Puerto Rico and forgets about how her relationship with Mami has changed and how distant Papi has become. But when the future of Silver Meadows and the cottage is thrown into jeopardy, Carolina andto everyones surpriseGabriela come up with a plan to save them. Will it work?

Binding: Paperback;240 pages; Publisher: Random House USA Inc; Classification: YF; Weight: 120 g; Dimensions: 132 x 194 x 20

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