Alexandra Alessandri

Twelve-year-old aspiring artist Valentina Mejía and her younger brother Julián are dragged along on a trip to the Andes with their father, a dreamer and researcher who is searching for evidence to prove mythical Colombian creatures are real. During their trek, an earthquake strikes and Valentina and Julián fall through the Earth to an alternate Colombia populated with all the creatures their father told them about. To get back home, they must...

English, with its blustery blues and whites, just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers the warm oranges and pinks of Spanish. As she prepares for class at a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn—and she would rather not! Her first day is uncomfortable, until she discovers there's more than one way to communicate with friends. This is a universal story about feeling new and making new friends.

English, with its blustery blues and whites, just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers the warm oranges and pinks of Spanish. As she prepares for class at a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn--and she would rather not! Her first day is uncomfortable, until she discovers there's more than one way to communicate with friends. This is a universal story about feeling new and making new friends.