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Happy Monday! We were gifted yet another crisp fall weekend to get out and enjoy. I hope you had a great one. Middle Grade Monday features Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres. This charming novel was published in 2017 and was Ms. Torres' debut. I reviewed it for School Library Journal back then and so, it hasn't appeared in any Daily Book Talk here.
Estefania "Stef" Soto is a seventh grader who wants what any seventh grader wants, to fit in and have friends, and also to ride the bus to school. However, her over-protective, immigrant parents say no and thus, her papi picks her up each day in Tia Perla, his beat-up taco truck. She spends weekday afternoons with him doing homework at his truck while Mami works evenings as a cashier. She tries not to feel jealous when things come so easily to her friends, especially her former friend, Julia. But then a city ordinance changes regarding food trucks and the Soto's financial situation may not be certain.
Readers who enjoy family and school drama and relatable characters will cheer for Stef Soto.
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