Ava is seven years old when her grandmother offers her a very special trip for her birthday. She lives in New Bern, North Carolina, but her grandmothers gift gives her the chance to visit Cali, Colombia. Ava is thrilled but also a little hesitant. She doesnt speak much Spanish, and shes never been on a long flight across the ocean before.
But her grandmother used to live in Cali, and Ava has heard all her amazing stories and becomes curious about the country of Colombia and its people. Will they be very different from Ava? Will she fit in? When she meets Salomalso seven years old Avas worries soon disappear as she realizes Saloms family is quite similar to her own.
With Saloms help, Ava discovers new food, cat and frog art, and when not to take a picture. She also learns that a goat is not always a goat! The girls laugh, have fun, and dance til they drop, all the while learning new words in a foreign tongue. Ava finds that making new friends can happen anywhere, and she cant wait to return to Colombia for more adventures.
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Patricia L. Woodard was born in Johnston County, North Carolina, with deep roots in the Tar Heel state. She eventually settled in the colonial capital of New Bern. After a long career as a mathematics and Spanish teacher, she retired and began to write, telling her own stories.
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