Lola Levine and the Vacation Dream

Read this one after the incredible Debbie Reese recommended it on her American Indians in Children's Literature Blog (which everyone should be following!) Lola reminds me of a modern-day Betsy in the style of Carolyn Haywood--no matter how they identify, kids will relate to Lola's realistic experien......more

I think Monica Brown's Lola Levine is absolutely the best!! I love the diversity and the love. And this particular book gives a great little history and cultural lesson. My Uncle was in Peru in the Peace Corps when I was in first grade. He told about conditions in schooling for children and this was......more

Fantastic title that explores a family's connection to family and culture in another country.......more

Picked this early chapter book up in the hopes it would keep my daughter going through the last few weeks of school before our vacation. This was our first meeting with Lola Levine. Lola and her family are excited to be going away to see her Tia (Aunt) Lola in Peru. The story is very simple, some of......more

Cute book that young readers will enjoy. Kids will also find the information about Peru inserted into the story interesting. I would have rated higher but the letters and papers in the book that were supposed to be written by a 2nd grader was a stretch for me. I do not know any second graders who ca......more