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A heartwarming and authentic immigration story about a stray dog, the power of music, and celebrating old traditions along with new beginnings, by Pura Belpr Award-winning author Yamile Saied Mndez.La vida de Mara Emilia se vuelve patas arriba cuando ella y su familia migran desde Argentina a Estados Unidos. Cmo puede hacer amigos si tan solo hablar ingls el da entero es agotador?Por suerte tiene la compaa de una perrita callejera que luce y se comporta exactamente como una gata que tena en su pas natal. Ms tarde resulta que no es una perrita callejera, sino que pertenece a Donovan, el nuevo vecino de Mara Emilia. Para poder pasar ms tiempo con la perrita (que de ninguna manera es su gata reencarnada... cierto?), accede a cantar en la banda de Donovan, pero podr Emilia encontrar su nueva voz sin dejar de ser lo que fue?Mara Emilia's life turns upside-down when she and her family immigrate from Argentina to the US. How can she make new friends when simply speaking English all day is exhausting?Luckily, she has the company of a stray dog in the neighborhood, who happens to look and act just like her beloved pet cat back home. Eventually, it turns out the pup isn't a stray after all -- she belongs to Mara Emilia's new neighbor, Donovan. In order to spend more time with the dog (who totally isn't her reincarnated cat... right?), she agrees to sing in Donovan's band. But can Emilia find her new voice without losing herself?
