Juana’s two favorite people are Mami and her dog, Lucas. Mami has a new friend in her life. Luis is a photographer. He teachers Juana to take pictures, has a farm in the country, and asks lots of preguntas. “I like the camera and I like the visits to the farm and I think Luis is a nice person, but sometimes I wish it were just me and Mami and Lucas, like before.” All the time Mami spends with Luis makes Juana feel sad sometimes about the father she can’t remember, who died when she was young. And despite how much time Mami and Luis spend together, Juana is certain that Mami would never get married again. Juana’s lively, pitch-perfect voice captures her enthusiasm for the people and things she loves, and honesty about her shifting feelings as she moves through a period of great change in a story that culminates with Mami and Luis’s wedding. This irresistible chapter book set in Colombia and incorporating Spanish throughout features buoyant full-color ink-and-watercolor illustrations and a charming personal afterword by the author.

LEXILE 810 FIC. https://www.teachingbooks.net/qla55zw Additional ISBN: 9781713774365.