Grow Up, Luchy Zapata

Name: Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Alexandra Alessandri
ISBN: 9781797179995

Author: Alexandra Alessandri

Narrator: Dominique Franceschi

Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 07/23/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Sports Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

A funny, relatable middle school drama about two Colombian American girls who have always been BFFs—until sixth grade turns everything upside down.

Luchy Zapata is starting middle school, and she’s muy excited. She and her two best friends, Cami and Mateo, will finally be at the same school. Luchy and Mateo will be in art class together, and she and Cami can try out for the same soccer team! As long as they’re all together, Luchy can handle anything.

But Cami has been acting weird ever since she got back from visiting family in Colombia. She’s making new, “cool” friends who just seem mean. And suddenly, everything about Luchy and Mateo is too immature for her.

Luchy is determined to help Cami remember how special their friendship is. They’ve been BFFs their whole lives, and that can’t just disappear in a poof of glitter! But…what if Cami doesn’t even want to be friends anymore?

About Alexandra Alessandri

Alexandra Alessandri is the award-winning author of The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía; Grow Up, Luchy Zapata; Isabel and Her Colores Go to School; and Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela!. The daughter of Colombian immigrants, she is also a former associate professor of English, a writer for Curriculum Associates, and a poet. Alexandra lives in Florida with her husband and son.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Reading_

Recommending this book to the teens and the adults to understand the teens better. Realistic and well written, I would say anyone who reads this book will find it relatable as we all have passed through this stage of doubts and falling out with our closest friends at one time or the other. I find th......more

Goodreads review by Minda

Change is a part of growing up, but does it need to happen all at once? I wanted to share a new bilingual middle grade book with you. Grow Up, Luchy Zapata by Alexandra Alessandri is a sweet, relatable story that I truly enjoyed. Luchy is a second-generation Colombian girl living in Miami. She and her......more

Goodreads review by Kim

As an adult, I'm not sure I'm supposed to love a middle-grade book as much as I loved this, but everything about the story was wonderful. The author perfectly captures the feeling of figuring out where you belong when life is changing and you don't want it to. Sometimes, no matter what we do, we can......more

Quotes

"Narrator Dominique Franceschi creates a youthful and passionate voice for 11-year-old Colombian American Luchy, who encounters exciting and difficult changes as she enters middle school. Luchy struggles with the pressure of connecting to her Colombian heritage and living up to her family’s expectations. To make matters worse, it seems like her longtime best friend, Cami, is perfect. Franceschi captures Luchy’s tumultuous emotions as she makes the soccer team and forms friendships but finds herself drifting away from Cami. Listeners will cheer on Luchy as she learns about the importance of family and friendships, both old and new, in this coming-of-age story."