For as long as she remembers, Juana's immediate family has consisted of
herself, her Mami, and her dog Lucas. But, suddenly, things are
changing. Mami is wearing her hair in a different, fussy way that Juana
doesn't like, and Mami is also wearing perfume and lipstick more often.
Mami also has a new friend, Luis, who likes photography and jazz and
occasionally takes Juana and Mami to his country house for a weekend.
(Actually, Juana finds that she also likes photography and jazz, and she
really likes the country house where she and Lucas can have lots of
messy outdoor fun.) But still, she's not sure about Luis. One of her
cousins says that her Mami and Luis will probably get married. What will
that mean for Juana and Lucas? Will she have to wear a fussy, itchy
dress and be a flower girl? (Not if she doesn't want to, Mami promises.)
Will Luis move into their apartment -- or are even bigger changes on
the way?
This illustrated chapter book, like the first book in the series (
Juana and Lucas),
is a pleasant story, great for newly independent readers, especially
those who know a little (or a lot of) Spanish, as Spanish words are
sprinkled, untranslated, throughout the text (definitions are not
provided, but most can be inferred from context). Recommended to readers
who enjoyed the first book in the series.
(Reviewed from an advance copy, courtesy of the publisher, via the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program.)
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