Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9781536201314
Pages
96 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Juana's life is just about perfect. She lives in the beautiful city of Bogotaa with her two most favorite people in the world: her mami and her dog, Lucas. Lately, though, things have become a little less perfect. Mami has a new hairdo and a new amigo named Luis with whom she has been spending a LOT of time. He is kind and teaches Juana about things like photography and jazz music, but sometimes Juana can't help wishing things would go back to the way they were before. When Mami announces that she and Luis are getting married and that they will all be moving to a new casa, Juana is quite distraught. Lucky for her, though, some things will never change -- like how much Mami loves her.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Lexile Measure
810L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Race & Culture; Single parent; Bilingual / Multilingual; single mother; bilingual / multilingual child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Hispanic / Latinx
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2019, Nominee, Early Chapter Book
Keywords
moving; new family; friends; big community; Colombian
STARS Citation
Medina, Juana, "Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas" (2019). Diverse Families. 2285.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2285