Sofía Acosta makes a scene / Emma Otheguy.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 281 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593372630
- 0593372638
- 9780593372647
- 0593372646
- Ballet dancing -- Juvenile fiction
- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction
- Handicraft -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- New York (State) -- Juvenile fiction
- Social classes -- Juvenile fiction
- Cuban Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Preteen girls -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (State) -- Juvenile fiction
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | OTHEGUY, EMMA | Available | 33111010636385 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | OTHEGUY, EMMA | Available | 33111010789101 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A poignant, coming of age story about a Cuban-American girl trying to figure out where she belongs--both in her ballet-loving family and the wider world. Perfect for fans of Front Desk and Merci Suarez Changes Gears.
It's a good thing Sofia Acosta loves dreaming up costumes, because otherwise she's a ballet disaster-unlike her parents, who danced under prima ballerina Alicia Alonso before immigrating to the suburbs of New York. Luckily, when the Acostas host their dancer friends from Cuba for a special performance with the American Ballet Theatre, Sofia learns there's more than dance holding her family together. Between swapping stories about Cuba and sharing holiday celebrations, the Acostas have never been more of a team.
Then Sofia finds out about the dancers' secret plans to defect to the United States, and makes a serious mistake-she confides in her best friend, only to discover that Tricia doesn't want "outsiders" moving to their community. Now Sofia wonders what the other neighbors in her tight-knit suburban town really think of immigrant families like hers. Sofia doesn't want to make a scene, but if she doesn't speak up, how will she figure out if her family really belongs?
Ages 8-12. Alfred A. Knopf.
Grades 4-6. Alfred A. Knopf.
Sofía Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.