JUANA & LUCAS: BIG PROBLEMAS Juana and Lucas, Book 2

With seamless transitions from English to Spanish, narrator Almarie Guerra shares the tribulations of young Juana and her "most perfect" dog, Lucas. In fact, Juana finds much in her life perfect until she starts to realize that she is spending more time with her cousins and less time with her mami. What could be going on? Guerra voices Juana's confidence and pleasure as she chats about the beauty of Bogatá and cooking with her grandmother's sister. Distress comes through when Juana notices changes in her mother and meets Luis, her mother's new friend. Juana expresses both reticence and rationalization as her life takes enticing new turns involving a country house, a camera, and wedding preparations. Best of all, Juana is joyous when Mami affirms that she is still her "favorite person ever." A.R. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2019]