Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez

Immigration

great simple explanation for kids- p29

being called an alien- kid perspective-- p32

Language

accent/ speech instruction- p36

Some of them are not that great, but I love that she talks to me as if I'm a good writer. p136

Sadness

dad and paying for things- p155

 Love it

Like usual, Jessica doesn't seem nervous at all, but I realize that's not always good. Maybe it's good sometimes to be nervous about things because you'll work harder at them. p194

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