*A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as
two girls find their own way to belong.
*
Mexico may be her parents' home, but it's certainly not Margie's. She
has finally convinced the other kids at school she is one-hundred
percent American--just like them. But when her Mexican cousin Lupe
visits, the image she's created for herself crumbles.
Things aren't easy for Lupe, either. Mexico hadn't felt like home since
her father went North to find work. Lupe's hope of seeing him in the
United States comforts her some, but learning a new language in a new
school is tough. Lupe, as much as Margie, is in need of a friend.
Little by little, the girls' individual steps find the rhythm of one
shared dance, and they learn what "home" really means. In the tradition
of My Name is Maria Isabel--and simultaneously published in English and
in Spanish--Alma Flor Ada and her son Gabriel M. Zubizarreta offer an
honest story of family, friendship, and the classic immigrant
experience: becoming part of something new, while straying true to who
you are.