One Day at a Time meets Mindy Kim in this second book in a charming
new chapter book series about Catalina Castaneda, a Mexican American
girl with a magical sewing kit who tries to befriend the new girl at
school.
Catalina is excited to find out a new student, Esmeralda, has joined her
third-grade class at Valle Grande Elementary School. But despite
Catalina's attempts to introduce herself, Esme won't talk to anyone but
her own cousin, Jazmín. Could Jazmín be keeping Esme from making new
friends?
According to Catalina's frenemy Pablo, it's just like what happened to
the secret princess in the telenovela hit The Hidden Crown! With Tía
Abuela's magical sewing kit, Catalina sets out to create a disguise to
unravel the mystery.