Product Description: Pura Belpre Honor winner for  The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics--'Maria' on Sesame Street--delivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir. Set in the 1970s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream...read more

Product Description: Pura Belpre Honor winner for  The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics--'Maria' on Sesame Street--delivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir. Set in the 1970s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream...read more

With her aunt being nine-months pregnant, little Ruthie heads over to lend a hand and stand watch, but when she is suddenly distracted by a box full of kittens and returns to the apartment to see an ambulance at the curb, Ruthie fears she may have missed her chance to become the hero she always wanted to be!

After taking a long trip to get to the Enchanted Lake, the family is shocked to learn that their dog isn't allowed on the beach and so quickly come up with a plan that is certain to work, in an amusing tale written by 'Maria' of Sesame Street. Reprint.