Something Like Home
Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango is a poignant novel published by Random House Children’s Books on July 23, 2024. This edition spans 272 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Laura Rodríguez Colón, a young girl navigating the complexities of living with her aunt while yearning to reunite with her parents. As she grapples with her identity as a foster child, Laura discovers a lost puppy, which she believes could be the key to restoring her family.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family, belonging, and resilience. Laura’s journey is marked by her determination to train the puppy as a therapy dog, hoping it will facilitate her parents’ recovery and lead to a reunion. The book delves into the emotional challenges faced by children in foster care, highlighting the bond between humans and animals as a source of comfort and hope. Through Laura’s experiences, the story addresses the difficulties of trust and the longing for a place to call home.
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The Pura Belpré Honor winning novel in verse, in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only for them to find family in each other along the way. From the Newbery Honor winning author of Iveliz Explains It All.
“Trust me: this book will touch your heart.” —Barbara O’Connor, New York Times bestselling author of Wish
Titi Silvia leaves me by myself to unpack,
but it’s not like I brought a bunch of stuff.
How do you prepare for the unpreparable?
How do you fit your whole life in one bag?
And how am I supposed to trust social services
when they won’t trust me back?
Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. Can you blame her? It’s tough to make friends as the new kid at school. And while staying at her aunt’s house is okay, it just isn’t the same as being in her own space.
So when Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate. If she can train the puppy to become a therapy dog, then maybe she’ll be allowed to visit her parents. Maybe the dog will help them get better and things will finally go back to the way they should be.
After all, how do you explain to others that you’re technically a foster kid, even though you live with your aunt? And most importantly . . . how do you explain that you’re not where you belong, and you just want to go home?
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