13-year old Harriet Flores just
moved to Chicago and was in for the most boring summer of her life. There’s
nothing to do when she’s home all day and her parents are at work. She stays
sane by writing letters—letters that get no response. She fiddles around the
house and befriends a lady named Pearl, who encourages her to read books. Well,
she tries to read. Harriet is basically tired of having nothing to do. Meanwhile,
she waits on the mail, eager to get a response from any of her old camp mates
back home. Geez, the letter she gets back is mean!
One thing that brings a smile to
Harriet’s face is spending time with her abuela, making homemade tortillas and
dancing.
A good story about a young girl
finding her way.
Nice, colorful illustrations.
My
rating: 4 stars
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