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Perez, Amada Irma

My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aquÃ hasta allÃ¡

32 pp. | Children's | September, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-89239-175-8 $$16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Through Amada's diary entries, presented in a bilingual text, readers learn that her father has lost his job, so she and her family are moving from Mexico to Los Angeles. The narrative, based on the author's own experience, follows a predictable arc but is affecting nevertheless. Gonzalez's breathtaking illustrations blaze with color and capture the hilariously mundane details of life, such as the antics of Amada's unruly brothers.

Reviewer: Nell Beram | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2002