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In this timely tale of immigration, two cousins learn the importance of family and friendship.

A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong.

Mexico may be her parents� home, but it�s certainly not Margie�s. She has finally convinced the other kids at school she is one-hundred percent American-just like them. B... More

In this timely tale of immigration, two cousins learn the importance of family and friendship.

A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong.

Mexico may be her parents� home, but it�s certainly not Margie�s. She has finally convinced the other kids at school she is one-hundred percent American-just like them. But when her Mexican cousin Lupe visits, the image she�s created for herself crumbles.

Things aren�t easy for Lupe, either. Mexico hadn�t felt like home since her father went North to find work. Lupe�s hope of seeing him in the United States comforts her some, but learning a new language in a new school is tough. Lupe, as much as Margie, is in need of a friend.

Little by little, the girls� individual steps find the rhythm of one shared dance, and they learn what "home" really means. In the tradition of My Name is Maria Isabel-and simultaneously published in English and in Spanish-Alma Flor Ada and her son Gabriel M. Zubizarreta offer an honest story of family, friendship, and the classic immigrant experience: becoming part of something new, while straying true to who you are.

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