Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
Written by Alexandra Alessandri
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Luchy Zapata is starting middle school, and she’s muy excited. She and her two best friends, Cami and Mateo, will finally be at the same school. Luchy and Mateo will be in art class together, and she and Cami can try out for the same soccer team! As long as they’re all together, Luchy can handle anything.
But Cami has been acting weird ever since she got back from visiting family in Colombia. She’s making new, “cool” friends who just seem mean. And suddenly, everything about Luchy and Mateo is too immature for her.
Luchy is determined to help Cami remember how special their friendship is. They’ve been BFFs their whole lives, and that can’t just disappear in a poof of glitter! But…what if Cami doesn’t even want to be friends anymore?
Primary ISBN: 9781665935968
Publication Date: July 2024
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 08 or older
Community Represented: Colombian/Colombian American
Themes: Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Identity: Body Image, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Sports
Setting: United States (Miami FL)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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