Ada, Alma Flor. DANCING HOME
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011
IL 3-6, RL 6.2
ISBN 1416900888
Margie wants to fit in and does all she can to do just that. She wants to pass as an American even though her parents are both from Mexico. When her cousin Lupe arrives from Mexico to stay with the family, Margie is embarrassed at her cousin's foreign ways. Now Lupe is going to school with Margie and Margie is afraid that her friends will see her as foreign also. As the year goes on, things begin to change for the two girls. But will Margie ever be able to accept her heritage?
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011
IL 3-6, RL 6.2
ISBN 1416900888
Margie wants to fit in and does all she can to do just that. She wants to pass as an American even though her parents are both from Mexico. When her cousin Lupe arrives from Mexico to stay with the family, Margie is embarrassed at her cousin's foreign ways. Now Lupe is going to school with Margie and Margie is afraid that her friends will see her as foreign also. As the year goes on, things begin to change for the two girls. But will Margie ever be able to accept her heritage?
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