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Shine On, Luz Véliz!
Rebecca Balcárcel
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 978-1-79720-967-8
Keywords: STEM, Coding, Soccer, Robotics, Intergenerational friendship, Father-Daughter relationships. Biracial Family, Friendship, Texas, Immigration, Siblings, Social Emotions, Anger, Injury
After an injury on the soccer field, sixth grader Luz feels lost until she discovers a knack for coding. And then a new Guatemalan half sister arrives! Author's note.