50% OFF! Hot items selling fast—Grab them before they're gone!
Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.Please note that copies will ship after November 2, 2024 after the conclusion of the BookFest @ Bank Street 2024 event.
A poignant, coming of age story about a Cuban-American girl trying to figure out where she belongs–both in her ballet-loving family and the wider world. Perfect for fans ofFront DeskandMerci Surez Changes Gears.
Its a good thing Sofa Acosta loves dreaming up costumes, because otherwise shes a ballet disasterunlike her parents, who danced under prima ballerina Alicia Alonso before immigrating to the suburbs of New York. Luckily, when the Acostas host their dancer friends from Cuba for a special performance with the American Ballet Theatre, Sofa learns theres more than dance holding her family together. Between swapping stories about Cuba and sharing holiday celebrations, the Acostas have never been more of a team.
Then Sofa finds out about the dancers secret plans to defect to the United States, and makes a serious mistakeshe confides in her best friend, only to discover that Tricia doesn’t want “outsiders” moving to their community. Now Sofa wonders what the other neighbors in her tight-knit suburban town really think of immigrant families like hers. Sofa doesnt want to make a scene, but if she doesnt speak up, how will she figure out if her family really belongs?
