Rica Baptista: Llamas, Iguanas, and My Very Best Friend Best of 21

Rica Baptista: Llamas, Iguanas, and My Very Best Friend Best of 21Ricas very best friend is moving away. How can she convince her parents to let her get a pet so she wont be lonely? Friendship and family shine in this engaging young chapter book. Rica Baptista wantsno, needsa pet. A llama, a kinkajou, or maybe an iguana? She even has a name picked out: Frederica, her own name, after her Cape Verdean great great grandfather. But Ricas parents say no almost faster than their mouths can open. The worst part is that

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This deliciously sharp novel captures the relentless ambitions and fears that animate parents and their children in modern America

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Fans of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise and Shouting at the Rain will love this heartwarming story of the bond between siblings from the award-winning author of Lily and Dunkin and The Paris Project

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